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cry, and scream along to “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince.” The surprising result of this revelry? A 2.3 magnitude earthquake: the world’s first-recorded SwiftQuake.

The Seattle SwiftQuake was the first, but certainly not the only time this happened. During Taylor Swift’s two-year, record-breaking Eras Tour, sold-out crowds caused plenty of seismic activity. But were these stomping Swifties really causing bonafide earthquakes?