BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 4.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Changning County, Yibin City, southwest China's Sichuan Province at 8:26 a.m. on Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The epicenter was monitored at 28.33 degrees north latitude and 104.98 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 5 km, the center said.