Tens of thousands of audiences danced during Taylor Swift’s show, creating earthquakes

Recently, experts from Caltech (California Institute of Technology) and UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) have just published a report titled ” Shake to the Beat: Exploring the Seismic Signals and Stadium Response of Concerts and Music Fans “, roughly translated as ” Shaking to the rhythm: Exploring seismic signals and stadium responses to concerts and music lovers “. In it, research shows that music nights belong to Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, with tens of thousands of fans participating, caused earthquakes.

Specifically, at one of the 6 music nights taking place at SoFi Stadium (USA) in August 2023, experts set up motion sensors 5.5 miles away from this location (approximately 8 miles). 9km). The results showed that an earthquake with a magnitude of 0.851 occurred when 70,000 spectators danced together to the tune of Taylor Swift’s hit “Shake It Off”. A similar situation also occurred when the female singer performed performed the song “Love Story” with a remarkable range.

Previously, during a concert at Lumen Field stadium in Seattle (USA) in July 2023, Taylor Swift and her fans caused a tremor equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake. Richter. The phrase “Swift quake” (roughly translated as Swift earthquake) officially originates from here. It is known that not only Taylor Swift but also concerts of Beyoncé, Metallica or Morgan Wallen also create small earthquakes. .

The Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour of all time

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour officially kicked off in March 2023 and has gone through many countries around the world. The concerts continuously broke attendance records, becoming the highest-grossing tour of all time. The nearest stop is Singapore with the presence of many Vietnamese fans. On April 19, Taylor Swift plans to release her 11th studio album titled “The Tortured Poets Department”. The singer will then continue on tour at the end of May.