Taylor Swift Fans Caused A 2.3 Magnitude "Earthquake" During Her "Shake It Off" Performance In Seattle

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour had already been causing quite a stir, but during the Seattle leg, her devoted Swifties created such a commotion that it resulted in a seismic event equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, rivaling the renowned "Beastquake" of 2011.

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“This was much bigger,” Western Washington University geology professor Jackie Caplan-Auerbach told King 5 after comparing the tectonic activity.

Taylor Swift performed two sold-out shows for over 144,000 fans at Lumen Field during the weekend, according to the Seattle Times.

Unknowingly, Taylor Swift's concert caused an earth-shaking event. The intense three-and-a-half-hour show registered significant activity on a nearby seismometer. This led Caplan-Auerback to study whether it surpassed the previous record set by the Beastquake.

For those who may not be familiar with Seattle sports history, this significant event took place in 2011 when Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch scored a touchdown, driving the fans into a frenzy.

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Caplan-Auerback began their comparison by analyzing data from the two Taylor Swift shows to see how they measured up in terms of seismic activity.

“I grabbed the data from both nights of the concert and quickly noticed they were clearly the same pattern of signals,” the scientist explained, per CNN.

“If I overlay them on top of each other, they’re nearly identical.”

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The only contrast between the two shows was that the Sunday performance experienced a 26-minute delay, which fans confirmed online, mentioning that the show had been postponed by half an hour.

After cross-referencing the data with the "Beastquake" record, he discovered that the difference on the seismometer was only about 0.3.

Yet, Caplan-Auerback asserted that when considering the overall magnitude, "Swifties have it in the bag."

“The shaking was twice as strong as ‘Beast Quake’. It absolutely doubled it,” Caplan-Auerbach said.

“The primary difference is the duration of shaking.”

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“Cheering after a touchdown lasts for a couple seconds, but eventually it dies down.”

“It’s much more random than a concert.”

“For 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.”

“This was much bigger than the Beast Quake in terms of the raw amplitude of shaking and it went on for a whole lot longer,” she explained, noting that the Swift concerts went on for hours while the 2011 post-touchdown cheering only lasted a few seconds.

CNN’s Chloe Melas, who attended one of Swift’s Seattle concerts, added: “Going to Taylor’s concert in Seattle was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.

“You could literally feel the ground shaking beneath your feet. My ears are still ringing.”

“That was genuinely one of my favorite weekends ever.”

In a Monday Instagram post, Swift expressed her admiration for her Pacific Northwest fans, acknowledging their seismic energy and enthusiasm.

“Seattle that was genuinely one of my favorite weekends ever,” the “Bad Blood” singer wrote. “Thank you for everything. All the cheering, screaming, jumping, dancing, singing at the top of your lungs.”

Reacting to the 'Seismic Swift' on social media, one fan said: "You only hear such things in football. Her craze has really left the dimension of music industry."

Another joked: "This woman and her fanbase is threat to the society."

While a third also quipped: "I’m sure all the locals just shook it off…"

Someone else added: "Causing earthquakes, videos of her stopping rain and lightning, economic burst, worldwide leaders begging her to come. Are u sure she's not the second messiah??"