Taylor Swift fans shake Edinburgh with seismic activity with these 3 songs
Imagine dancing so hard that it triggers seismic activity. This phenomenon, previously viewed with disbelief, has become a recurring feat among Taylor Swift’s dedicated fandom.
During her recent Eras Tour shows in Scotland, the crowd’s electrifying energy and boundless dance moves caused detectable seismic waves, recorded by instruments miles away. The U.K.’s National Earthquake Monitoring Agency subsequently provided an update on the event.
Taylor Swift fans shake Edinburgh with seismic activity
The British Geological Survey described Swift’s Friday concert, attended by 73,000 fans, as “the most energetic,” recording 23.4 nanometers (nm) of movement. This surpassed the measurements of “22.8 nm and 22.3 nm observed on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.”
According to the agency, vibrations were detected approximately 6 km away from Murrayfield Stadium, the venue where the Cruel Summer singer witnessed a couple’s engagement for the first time, a rare moment due to the Scottish sun. The agency clarified that the instrument used to detect seismic activity is specifically designed to identify even the slightest movements from considerable distances. “The vibrations generated by the concert were unlikely to have been felt by anyone other than those in the immediate vicinity,” they added.
The three tracks of Taylor Swift that caused seismic stir
It wasn’t just the crowd that was jumping during Taylor Swift’s Edinburgh shows – the ground was too! Scientists say the roar of the audience actually caused measurable tremors, especially during three mega-hits: Shake It Off (no surprise there!), …Ready For It? and Cruel Summer. Apparently, the crowd’s synchronised dance moves created the maximum energy when Swift belted out …Ready For It? a song described with a fast tempo that had fans moving like a human power plant, generating as much energy as a bunch of car batteries! “The crowd transmitted about 80 kilowatts of power, or about the amount of power created by 10 to 16 car batteries, according to BGS.”