Greendale, New Zealand


Greendale is a lightly populated rural area, part of the Selwyn District, Canterbury, a region of New Zealand's South Island.
One of the first farmers was Thomas William Adams, a pioneer of forestry and education in the area.
Another one of the first farmers was Charles Early who moved to Greendale in 1876.
On 4 September 2010, Greendale became further notable as the location of the strongest earthquake ground-shaking ever recorded in New Zealand, registering an acceleration 1.25 times that of gravity. This was later exceeded by the 2.2 g recordings during the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake at Heathcote Valley.

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