Beijing: Nine people were killed and 10 others injured in a coal mine accident caused by a tremor in northeast China's Jilin province.

The workers were trapped in a shaft after the tremor jolted the coal mine under the management of Jilin Longjiabao Mining Co, in Jiutai city, in Changchun New Area, on Sunday night, the state-run China Daily reported on Monday.

The injured were being treated at a local hospital. An investigation is underway, the report said.