It was a big deal when a group of researchers studied a stop on “The Eras Tour” and named five of the loudest times.
According to a study in the Seismological Research Letters, a recent stop on Taylor Swift‘s “Eras Tour” caused huge earthquakes. The study was led by Gabrielle Tepp of Caltech.
It was because the California Office of Emergency Services asked them to that the study team put strong motion sensors at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California, before the tour date on August 5, 2023.
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According to SWNS, the sensors would identify the seismic signature and magnitude of each song’s tremor.
The team examined data with assistance from local regional seismic networks and discovered that Swift’s 2014 hit song “Shake it Off” produced the most seismic activity.
According to the study, a 0.851-magnitude seismic wave was produced by the 70,000 spectators inside SoFi Stadium. This was probably caused by the crowd’s dancing and jumping, SWNS also stated.
Tepp stated that “based on the maximum strength of shaking, the strongest tremor was equivalent to a magnitude -2 earthquake,” according to SWNS.
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The shaking movements, sometimes known as “microearthquakes,” were recorded 50 times in Southern California in the previous year, according to the study.
The performances of “You Belong With Me,” “Love Story,” “Cruel Summer,” and “22” by Swift were among the other songs that made the list of the best energy-releasing moments from “The Eras Tour.”
Researchers likened the concert’s intensity to a recent Metallica performance that took place at SoFi Stadium.
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Tepp claimed that the images of the harmonic signals were different from those captured during Swift’s three-and-a-half-hour performance.
“Metal fans like to headband a lot, so they’re not necessarily bouncing,” Tepp said.
She continued, “It might just be that the ways in which they move don’t create as strong of a signal.”
According to Tepp, the seismic study also discovered that Swift’s songs had the same beat range in both recorded and live performances, which may have an impact on the study’s findings.
Additionally, the researcher pointed out that Metallica often does not have choreography, but Swift has a highly choreographed presentation. This could potentially change tremor signals.
However, this was not the first time that the pop star’s followers had created an earthquake.
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Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a seismologist and professor of geology at Western Washington University, claims that the dancing and jumping during the tour stops in Seattle, Washington, on July 22 and 23 generated seismic activity equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake.
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