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Greta Valley

释义

Education
2016 earthquake
References

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}}Greta Valley is a small town in North Canterbury, 83 km north of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was named after the River Greta in Yorkshire by local runholders Sir Charles Clifford and Sir Frederick Weld in the 1850s, but it is to the east of the Greta River and on the south bank of the Waikari River.^[1]

Education

Greta Valley School is a co-educational school for Years 1-8. Facilities include a swimming pool, two playing fields, a tennis court and a library.^[2]

2016 earthquake

On 22 November 2016 at 1813 hours an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the small town of Scargill, 2 kilometres north-west of Greta Valley. The earthquake was described by locals as severe due to its shallow depth of 7 kilometres. As a result there was significant damage to the local community hall, houses, and water tanks. The earthquake was considered an aftershock of the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide|edition=9th|year=1994|page=380}}
2. ^Greta Valley School {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130223060055/http://www.gretavalley.school.nz/ |date=23 February 2013 }}

2 : Populated places in Canterbury, New Zealand|Hurunui District

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