According to China Earthquake Networks: At 07:50 on April 06, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in Xingwen County, Yibin City, Sichuan (28.22 degrees north latitude, 105.03 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

According to a surveillance record, the first class of Yibin Wangjiazhen Middle School was reading early when an earthquake warning sounded. The students quickly squatted down to avoid it, and then began to evacuate in an orderly manner.

  Xingwen County is affiliated to Yibin City, Sichuan Province. It is located in the southern margin of the Sichuan Basin, at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and is a mountainous area in southern Sichuan.

(produced by Wu Rui)

Responsible editor: [Li Ji]