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.

>> More Accident and Emergency News

Other Accident and Emergency News

22 Nov: Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father

22 Nov: A child's been airlifted to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries, after being trapped under a log at Raglan

22 Nov: AAP_Distribution a1333 da -----

22 Nov: A person trapped in a vehicle, following a crash near Glenorchy this morning

22 Nov: Emergency services are at the scene of a crash that's blocked the southbound lane of the Christchurch Northern Motorway, near Lineside Road

22 Nov: A fire investigator's heading out to the scene of a suspicious house fire in Northland's Opononi

21 Nov: A person's been arrested in the Bay of Plenty town of Katikati - after an armed police operation this afternoon forced local schools and an early childhood centre into lockdown

Top Stories

RUGBY
Wallace Sititi is imploring his side to sign off 20-25 on a high More...

BUSINESS
Meat exports have reached a record high, despite Donald Trump's recently-scrapped tariffs More...

Today's News

Cricket:
The West Indies have been bowled out for 161 by the Black Caps in the final one-day cricket match in Hamilton 21:56

Entertainment:
Glenn Close has insisted her new drama series All's Fair is "pretty f***ing good" - despite a barrage of negative reviews 21:55

Entertainment:
Billy Bob Thornton was wounded from all the plates that were chucked at him whilst filming a fiery family dinner scene in the Landman season two episode Death and a Sunset 21:25

Environment:
Rain's caused havoc in Formula One qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 21:16

Entertainment:
Pete Davidson is girlfriend Elsie Hewitt's "personal toe cracker" 20:55

Entertainment:
Jonathan Bailey felt "scared and alone" growing up gay in school 20:25

Entertainment:
Blair Underwood is raising a bison herd like cattle 19:55

Entertainment:
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau is trying not to be distracted by her estranged husband Justin Trudeau's romance with Katy Perry. 19:25

Living & Travel:
Manawatu Police have confirmed the names of the three children who died in a housefire in Sanson last weekend, and their father 18:56

Entertainment:
Michael J Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan advised their son Sam Fox and his wife Molly Milstein to laugh at something daily if they want a long-and-happy marriage 18:55

News Search

Power Search