Aylesbury, New Zealand

Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.[1] It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee.[1] Aylesbury is notable for the railway station which blew away in the storms of 1976.

Aylesbury, New Zealand
Aylesbury
Time zoneUTC+13 (Pacific/Auckland)

The epicentre of the 7.1 magnitude Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010, was very close to Aylesbury and the largest land surface fractures were in this locality.[2]

References

  1. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand: The Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1903.
  2. "City awakes to billion-dollar aftershock". New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2021.


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