A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday, according to Xinhua.

Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Shimian County of Ya'an City.

As of 7 a.m.

Tuesday, 12 people were missing and 170 were found injured in Ganzi, including 56 seriously injured.

A total of 78 people were injured in Shimian County as of 5:50 a.m.

Tuesday.

The earthquake struck Luding County at 12:52 p.m.

Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Sichuan has activated the highest level of emergency response for the earthquake.