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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15 Jan: Thunderstorms are continuing to move through the North Island bringing heavy rain

15 Jan: DNA from wolf pup’s last meal reveals new facts about woolly rhino’s extinction

13 Jan: A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system

13 Jan: No further Queensland fruit flies have been discovered in Auckland's Mt Roskill, following the detection of a single male of the species last week

12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay

11 Jan: MetService has released stats showing weather extremes from the past 24 hours

11 Jan: A new species of spider has been discovered tunnelling underground in Taranaki

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