70,000 People Jumping Shake the Ground... 'Swift Jijin' at Every Venue

Energy Generated to Charge 16 Car Batteries
Ground Movement of 23.4nm Due to 'Swift Jijeun' Earthquake

Global American pop star Taylor Swift is currently conducting the largest world tour in history, and it has been reported that seismic-level tremors occurred during her concert in Scotland.

Global American pop star Taylor Swift.
[Photo by AFP Yonhap News]

On the 13th (local time), foreign media including US CNBC News reported, "Swift's 73,000-strong audience shook the ground with just dancing and cheering." In fact, the British Geological Survey (BGS) revealed that during the three days starting from the 7th, when Swift's 'The Eras Tour' was held at Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland, vibrations strong enough to activate seismographs occurred every day. The BGS explained, "Vibrations were detected even at the research center more than 6 km away from the venue, which scientifically qualifies as an 'earthquake.' On the 7th, when the largest tremor was recorded during the three days, the ground moved up to 23.4 nm (nanometers)."

Columnist Harrison, a geologist at BGS, said, "On that day, the concert generated about 80 kW (kilowatts) of energy, enough to charge up to 16 car batteries," and praised, "This proves that Scots are the most passionate audience in the world." The tremors caused by the largest audience in Scottish history were especially strong during Swift's biggest hits such as 'Cruel Summer,' 'Champagne Problems,' and 'Shake It Off.'

This is not the first time seismic-level vibrations have occurred at a Swift concert. During two performances on July 22-23 last year at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, tremors measuring magnitude 2.3 were detected on seismographs at nearby observation stations throughout the shows. Foreign media dubbed this phenomenon the "Swift Quake." The Swift Quake broke the record of the "Beast Quake," which was observed at the same location in 2011 during an NFL Seattle Seahawks game. At that time, when Marshawn Lynch, nicknamed "Beast Mode," scored an impressive touchdown, the crowd erupted in cheers, and the tremor was recorded as magnitude 2.0 on the seismograph. Although the magnitude difference between the Beast Quake and the Swift Quake is 0.3, one seismologist explained, "The shaking was more than twice as strong." In American football, cheers after a touchdown are momentary, but at concerts, vibrations from cheering, music, and speaker beats continuously penetrate the ground, causing sustained tremors.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, hailed as the "greatest pop star of the 21st century," achieved a historic milestone by generating $1 billion (approximately 1.3275 trillion KRW) in revenue through her world tour 'The Eras Tour,' the first in popular music concert tour history. The economic impact from audience spending on transportation, accommodation, food, and beverages to attend the concerts has stimulated the economy, leading to the creation of a new term, "Swiftnomics," a blend of "Swift" and "economics."

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