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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17 Dec: Firefighters are returning to battle a blaze today at South Taranaki's Waiinu Beach - after rain was welcomed yesterday

16 Dec: Nick Reiner, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 'responsible' for parents' deaths

16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby

15 Dec: Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction

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Cricket:
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Law and Order:
Australian man Lamar Ahchee sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in Bali cocaine-smuggling plot 4:36

Hamilton:
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Law and Order:
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