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Swift Quake

Swift Quake proper noun: either of two minor earthquakes in Seattle, occurring on July 22 and 23, 2023, caused by fans at a Taylor Swift concert.

Proper noun

the Swift Quake (plural Swift Quakes)

  1. Either of two minor earthquakes in Seattle, occurring on July 22 and 23, 2023, caused by fans at a Taylor Swift concert.
    • The "Swift Quake" was recorded by the same seismic station, located just outside Lumen Field.2023 July 28, Chang Che, “Taylor Swift-Quake: Fans Cause Seismic Activity at Seattle Concert”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
    • She [Jackie Caplan-Auerbach] found that the "Swift Quakes" were longer and more powerful than the "Beast Quake."2023 August 1, Sarah Kuta, “Taylor Swift Concerts Are Generating Seismic Activity”, in Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2023

Forms of Swift Quake

pluralSwift Quakes

Questions about Swift Quake

What does Swift Quake mean?
Swift Quake means either of two minor earthquakes in Seattle, occurring on July 22 and 23, 2023, caused by fans at a Taylor Swift concert.
What part of speech is Swift Quake?
Swift Quake is a proper noun.

Words near Swift Quake in the dictionary

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  2. swift moth
  3. swift moths
  4. swift parrot
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  8. swift tern
  9. swift terns
  10. swift-boat
  11. swift-boated

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