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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Other Accident and Emergency News

17 Jan: A vehicle fire has closed part of State Highway 1 in North Otago

17 Jan: Two people have serious injuries after a vehicle left the road in Bay of Plenty's Whakatane

17 Jan: A safe and successful evacuation after more than 40 people became trapped between slips on State Highway 2

17 Jan: A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches

16 Jan: Police are launching a rescue operation to remove people stuck in between land slips on Waioeka Gorge on State Highway two

16 Jan: One person's been critically injured after a firearms incident in Auckland's Onehunga

16 Jan: Police still haven't spoken to three victims fighting for their lives in hospital - after a shooting at a Waitarere Beach home this week

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