Winter 2015 LOCALadk Magazine 41
LOCALadk
HOLUHRAUN By The Numbers
magnitude of more than
25,000 earthquakes since
August 14, 2015
square miles of land covered
by lava from this eruption,
an area much greater than
that of Manhattan
years since a volcanic erup-
tion of a similar scale
Days the eruption lasted.
It began on August 29th,
2014 and ended February
27, 2015
Millions of tons of poison-
ous sulfur dioxide released
into the atmosphere
Time in months the area was
restricted to travel
3.0
52
200
180+
12
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