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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Taylor Swift fans cause seismic activity in Edinburgh – but not as much as Harry Styles did

Taylor Swift performing at Murrayfield Stadium.
Taylor Swift performing at Murrayfield Stadium. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Seismologists in Edinburgh have found that Taylor Swift fans at her recent Murrayfield stadium concerts triggered spikes in their earthquake-reading equipment – but not as much as Harry Styles fans managed to generate last year.

Monitoring stations run by the British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded movement during the three-night run of Swift’s Eras tour, with one station detecting the activity six kilometres away.

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