BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-5.6 aftershock jolted the area between Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province and Qingchuan County, Sichuan Province at 3:54 a.m. on Thursday, the China Earthquake Administration said.

    The epicenter was at 32.8 degrees north latitude and 105.6 degrees east longitude, it said.