Greendale

Greendale is a lightly populated rural area,part of the Selwyn District, Canterbury, a region of New Zealand's South Island. It is notable as the birthplace of former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sidney Holland. 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.