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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28 Dec: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Taiwan

28 Dec: The MetService weather warning map looks clearer today following a bout of wild weather yesterday afternoon

27 Dec: Australians are being battered by extremes on opposite sides of the nation

27 Dec: A severe thunderstorm warning's in place for Selwyn, Ashburton, and Christchurch City, with a high chance of large hail, heavy rain, and frequent lightning

27 Dec: Another active day of weather will bring storms, hail and showers to parts of the country today

26 Dec: More than 2100 people have reported being rattled by a magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the lower North Island, about quarter past 7

25 Dec: Metservice has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Waitaki and Dunedin City

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