Nine people were killed after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday (Beijing Time), China Media Group has reported. 

House collapsed in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Town of Dingri in Xigaze, also known as Shigatse.

The epicenter was at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.  

Strong tremors were felt in the Kathmandu Valley in bordering Nepal. 

As of 10 a.m., multiple aftershocks, with a maximum magnitude of 4.4, were reported in the region.