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Have we caused any earthquakes? 🤔

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Taylor Swift and her fans caused a small earthquake during her Seattle concerts of the Eras Tour.

The dancing and jumping at the July 22 and 23 tour stops caused seismic activity similar to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a seismologist and geology professor at Western Washington University.

The movement at Lumen Field on both nights was likely caused by a combination of the sound from the concert combined with the dancing and jumping by her fans, seismologists told The New York Times.

Swift's concert broke the record for seismic movement at Lumen Field. In 2011, fans at a Seahawks game caused activity equivalent to a 2.0 earthquake during a touchdown celebration. The event became known as the "Beast Quake." ...


 
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