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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08 Feb: Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly

08 Feb: Investigations are underway after a house fire in Ashburton

08 Feb: An accident at Auckland's Mt Albert Aquatic Centre has left a 12 year old facing significant dental problems - just days after a man had his finger severed on the same hydroslide

07 Feb: State Highway 2 in Upper Hutt has reopend after being blocked through Kaitoke because of a 3-vehicle crash at the intersection with Waterworks Road

07 Feb: Worksafe is warning people of the dangers of working with flammable gases

07 Feb: The death of a man who was pulled unresponsive from the water in Thames yesterday is being referred to the coroner

06 Feb: Coastguard Thames says it was alerted to a report of a capsized vessel and two people in the water off Tararu Beach, at around 11.45am

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