<span style="color: #222222;">In China, at least 16 people were injured after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake tonight rattled Gongxian County of Yibin City in southwest Sichuan Province.<br />'' <br />'' Gongxian's Publicity department said that the injured have been rushed to the hospital for treatment.<br />'' <br />'' More than 40 rescuers have been dispatched to Yuchi Village of Gongquan Town, located at the epicentre.<br />'' <br />''Du Fang, director of the Sichuan provincial earthquake forecast and research centre, said that the quake was an after-shock of the 6.0-magnitude quake that hit Gongxian and neighbouring Changning counties on last Monday evening.</span><br />