Taylor Swift’s concerts as part of The Eras Tour created small earthquakes

According to research results recently announced by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), when Taylor Swift performed at SoFi Stadium (USA) in August 2023, 70,000 spectators Strong shaking leads to earthquakes.

Specifically, experts conducted research on the 5th night of the singer’s 6 concert nights by setting up motion sensors just over 5.5 miles (nearly 8.9 km) from the venue. .

The data were then analyzed by looking at a spectrogram or wavelength frequency trace chart, which showed that the Shake It Off performance produced a local intensity of 0.851. When Swift sang Love Story, it also created a significant amplitude.

People said the Caltech and UCLA study was based on findings shared by seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach. The results of the analysis of the Taylor Swift show were published in a report titled “Shake to the Beat: Exploring the Seismic Signals and Stadium Response of Concerts and Music Fans”. and stadium reactions to concerts and music fans).

Western media called the earthquake at The Eras Tour “Swift quake”, which occurred a month after recording similar ground shaking at the Lumen Field stage in Seattle. At that time, the earthquake was reported to be 2.3 magnitude.

Not only Taylor Swift, concerts of Beyoncé, Metallica and Morgan Wallen also had small earthquakes.

The Eras Tour kicks off in spring 2023 and has broken many attendance records over the past time, even becoming the highest-grossing tour of all time. This year, Taylor Swift continues to run shows around the world, starting with Japan, Australia, Singapore and then European countries.