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Taylor Swift fans cause 2.3-magnitude BԪַSwift quakeBԪַ at Seattle concert

Taylor Swift and her fans are breaking a new record BԪַ this time for seismic activity

Fans who flocked to Seattle for Taylor SwiftBԪַs recent back-to-back concerts danced to the popstarBԪַs music with such gumption that it was recorded on the Richter scale.

At her July 22 and 23 concerts at Lumen Field, the fans BԪַ dubbed Swifties BԪַ generated a seismic event equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.

The Swift concerts beat the last record, dubbed the BԪַBeast Quake,BԪַ set back in 2011 when Seahawks fans celebrated a Marshawn Lynch touchdown during a playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.

The difference between the two quakes is only 0.3 on the scale, but the shaking at SwiftBԪַs concert was twice as strong, according to geology professor Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.

BԪַCheering after a touchdown lasts for a couple seconds, but eventually it dies down. ItBԪַs much more random than a concert,.BԪַ she said. BԪַFor 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.BԪַ

Swift acknowledged her fans in an Instagram post, thanking them for BԪַall the cheering, screaming, jumping, dancing, and singing at the top of your lungsBԪַ while she performed.

BԪַThat was genuinely one of my favourite weekends ever.BԪַ





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