Many people were seriously injured by collapsing walls.

Yesterday's magnitude 6.1 quake was centred 12 kilometres west of Sullana in the Piura region, 36 kilometres deep.

187 homes were damaged and six more are uninhabitable.

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06 Feb: Street signs have been going missing across Whakatane and the Eastern Bay - sparking safety concerns

06 Feb: Buses will replace trains on most Wellington lines and all Auckland lines this Waitangi weekend

06 Feb: Auckland's train network is shutting down again this weekend - only eight days after fully reopening for the new year

05 Feb: Three people are injured - one seriously - after a two-vehicle crash near Hamilton Airport

05 Feb: Multiple people are injured after a four-vehicle crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway

05 Feb: A 53-year-old man's been arrested and charged in relation to a suspicious fire at a commercial premises on Oruanui Street in Taupo's CBD on Tuesday night

05 Feb: Police say a Papamoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well

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