BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Gong County of Yibin City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 10:17 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was monitored at 28.41 degrees north latitude and 104.74 degrees east longitude, the CENC said.