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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15 Feb: French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse

14 Feb: The North Island is suffering another weekend of weather chaos and it may be in for more

14 Feb: A warning for those in weather affected zones to be vigilant as it starts to get dark

14 Feb: Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend

14 Feb: Otorohanga resident are still assessing the devastation caused by last night's heavy downpours

14 Feb: State Highway 93 in Southland has reopened, following a serious crash earlier this morning

14 Feb: A state of emergency has been declared for the Otorohanga District in the Waikato - which has been inundated with widespread flooding and slips overnight

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