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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03 Feb: Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake

02 Feb: Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on

02 Feb: The operation is underway to submerge the capsized tourist boat in Akaroa Harbour

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