A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Tuesday with reports of several injuries and collapsed houses.

The epicentre of the quake struck at 2:09 a.m. (1809 GMT) and at a depth of 22 km in the mountainous border area of Wushi County in northwest China"s Xinjiang region, according to the China Earthquake Administration.

According to the Xinjiang Earthquake Agency, the epicentre is about 50 km from Wushi, with five villages located within a 20-km radius around the epicentre, reports Reuters citing Chinese state media.

As of 8 a.m. (0000 GMT), 40 aftershocks have been recorded, according to China Earthquake Networks Center.