Taylor Swift fans have reportedly caused seismic activity with the amount of noise they generated this week.
According to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, on July 22 and 23 at Swift’s Eras Tour dates at Seattle’s Lumen Field, the Swifties’ dance activity caused seismic activity “equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.”
They made so much noise that it was twice as strong as the “Beast Quake” from Marshawn Lynch’s touchdown run against the Saints in the 2010 playoffs.
“The shaking was twice as strong as ‘Beast Quake’. It absolutely doubled it,” Caplan-Auerbach said.
Via CNN:
“The primary difference is the duration of shaking,” Caplan-Auerbach explained. “Cheering after a touchdown lasts for a couple seconds, but eventually it dies down. It’s much more random than a concert. For Taylor Swift, I collected about 10 hours of data where rhythm controlled the behavior. The music, the speakers, the beat. All that energy can drive into the ground and shake it.”
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Swift sold out both nights in Seattle, with 72,171 fans at the Saturday show breaking a venue record of 70,000 set by U2 in 2011. Swift’s Seattle concerts came toward the end of the US leg of the Eras Tour, her first in five years.
Shows in California are lined up next, with the international part of the tour beginning on 24 August in Mexico City.
Seahawks fans just might take this personal and go out and beat this record just for fun.
The Seattle Seahawks’ 2022 NFL season exceeded expectations. They had a 9-8 record and made it to the postseason. Looking to build on that success, the team made several signings in the offseason to bolster their roster.
That should be enough to get the fan base going.
