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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29 Nov: Two people have been arrested and charged after allegedly fleeing from Police in a vehicle suspected to be stolen - and striking two other vehicles

29 Nov: A person's been left with moderate injuries following reports of an assault in Auckland's Ponsonby early this morning

28 Nov: State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road near Tauranga is blocked, after a car collided with a power pole

28 Nov: Calls for information after a Hamilton man was seriously injured, in what police believe was a targeted shooting

28 Nov: Christchurch Police say they've exhausted all leads in their investigation into a gang-related shooting in Wainoni more than two weeks ago

28 Nov: Practising in the event of another large earthquake in Manawatu-Whanganui

27 Nov: Ongoing efforts in Southland and Otago to control multiple vegetation fires

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French captain Antoine Dupont is set for his return to rugby after an eight-month layoff with injury 11:06

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