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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01 Jan: New Year's Eve's been smoother than normal for emergency services around the country

01 Jan: State Highway 16 between Helensville and Wellsford remains closed at Makarau, north-west of Auckland, following an early morning unexplained death

01 Jan: Israel banning dozens of aid organisations from operating in Gaza

01 Jan: The hired chauffeur of the vehicle involved in the accident that injured former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and killed two of the fighter's friends on a highway in Nigeria could face prosecution for reckless driving

01 Jan: A person's died in an early morning single vehicle crash on the Hauraki Plains south of Paeroa, - the fifth confirmed death of the summer road toll period

31 Dec: Power is likely be restored tonight, and support's available for Horowhenua locals affected by Sunday's severe weather event

31 Dec: A search is underway for a dog who went missing after a yacht capsized in Northland yesterday

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