BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Shiqu County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter was monitored at 33.04 degrees north latitude and 98.92 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km. ■
