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Seismic activity from Ed Sheeran’s Seattle show tops ‘Swiftquake’

Swifties might be surprised by some new numbers.

Washington’s Emergency Management Divison confirmed that Ed Sheeran’s show at Lumen Field last weekend was louder than Taylor Swift’s.

The seismic activity happened when Ed Sheeran brought out fan favorite Macklemore who performed ‘Can’t Hold Us.’

“Swifties, please don’t cause an earthquake getting upset,” WAEMD joked.

However, Taylor Swift performing ‘Shake It Off’ blew the Beastquake out of the water.

Here’s a graph from seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach showing the comparison:


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