At least 13 persons have been killed and scores other injured when a earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck at Jiuzhaigou county in China's province of Sichuan.

Chinese medias have reported 175 people were injured, 28 of them seriously, when the quake hit at around 21:21 (13:20 GMT) Tuesday. Some reports said at least five tourists were dead and over 60 others were injured.

At least 5 tourists killed, over 60 others injured, 30 in serious condition after M7.0 earthquake hit #Jiuzhaigou in SW China's Sichuan pic.twitter.com/ruKRsTdJYW

— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) August 8, 2017

China's National Commission for Disaster Reduction has stated as many as 130,000 homes were damaged in the quake, BBC reported.

China has mobilised large number of security personnel, including fire officers and soldiers, with sniffer dogs for rescue operation.

610 fire officers and soldiers, 8 sniffer dogs dispatched to the scene after M7.0 #earthquake hits Jiuzhaigou county, SW China's Sichuan pic.twitter.com/SArDCD3FTi

— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) August 8, 2017

President Xi Jinping called for all-out efforts to organise relief work and rescue the injured after the quake, reported People's Daily China.

Meanwhile, another quake measuring 6.6 on Richter Scale hit Jinghe County in North West Xinjiang province on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported so far in the quake.