In Seattle, a Taylor Swift concert shook the ground. As a result, the seismometer caught signals of the shake as an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 on the Richter scale. “It’s certainly the biggest concert we’ve had in a while,” said Mouse Reusch, a seismologist who monitors earthquake activity in the Pacific Northwest. “We’re talking about 70,000 people and all the music and paraphernalia associated with the concert.”
This event was known as “Swift Quake.” It was recorded to have a maximum ground acceleration of about 0.011 meters per second squared. Seismologists use acceleration to measure ground vibrations. These are converted to the more conventional Richter scale for the measurement of earthquakes.
Seismometers can sense ground vibrations of all types like from cars, but the magnitude of the “Swift Quake” was similar to the football “Beast Quake” in 2011. That seismic activity was triggered when Seattle Seahawks fans celebrated a last-minute touchdown. The readings occurred throughout both of Taylor Swift’s concerts on July 22 and 23 nights and were sustained throughout.
This event was known as “Swift Quake.” It was recorded to have a maximum ground acceleration of about 0.011 meters per second squared. Seismologists use acceleration to measure ground vibrations. These are converted to the more conventional Richter scale for the measurement of earthquakes.
Seismometers can sense ground vibrations of all types like from cars, but the magnitude of the “Swift Quake” was similar to the football “Beast Quake” in 2011. That seismic activity was triggered when Seattle Seahawks fans celebrated a last-minute touchdown. The readings occurred throughout both of Taylor Swift’s concerts on July 22 and 23 nights and were sustained throughout.
