AKIPRESS.COM - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 has struck China’s northwestern border with Tajikistan, killing at least one person, destroying houses and severing a railway line, according to News.com.au.

Rescue teams in the Xinjiang region have been sent to help isolated communities on China’s mountainous border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

A villager in the county died when their house collapsed. Six houses were also found cracked or collapsed, said local authorities.

The China Earthquake Administration has activated a level III emergency response.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake, with a depth of 75 kilometers, struck the area at around 10.24 pm Friday night (local time).