Aylesbury, New Zealand
Aylesbury, New Zealand | |
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| Coordinates: 43°32′S 172°16′E / 43.533°S 172.267°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Selwyn District |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
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Aylesbury is a settlement in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It can be found between the towns of Rolleston and Kirwee.
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.
Aylesbury was the scene of a train derailment on 4 June 1943, with three fatalities and twenty people injured.