New Zealand is a seismically active country. It is prone to regular earthquakes such as the two which hit the city of Christchurch in recent years. Friends who live in Wellington always put any tremors on their Facebook page, and there are lots of regular quakes.
Thanks to Dave Grohl and his bandmates there were quite a few extra in the Auckland area earlier this week.
The band FOO FIGHTERS played a gig in Auckland on the 13th of December to 50 000 fans, and their excitement during the songs was registered on local seismometers. There were apparently regular tremors which coincided with the songs.
There is a report HERE which describes the impact of the fans enjoyment of the concert.
There is a SEISMOGRAPH trace here along with another report.
Play a FOO FIGHTERS video showing the crowd jumping up and down as a starter point perhaps for a lesson exploring the day to day movement of the plates in New Zealand. Apparently tremors were also felt during the recent Rugby World Cup final.
This reminded me of the WORLD JUMP DAY event that took place (or not) in 2006. I still have my t-shirt from the event - perhaps it's worth something for rarity value.
Thanks to Dave Grohl and his bandmates there were quite a few extra in the Auckland area earlier this week.
The band FOO FIGHTERS played a gig in Auckland on the 13th of December to 50 000 fans, and their excitement during the songs was registered on local seismometers. There were apparently regular tremors which coincided with the songs.
There is a report HERE which describes the impact of the fans enjoyment of the concert.
There is a SEISMOGRAPH trace here along with another report.
Play a FOO FIGHTERS video showing the crowd jumping up and down as a starter point perhaps for a lesson exploring the day to day movement of the plates in New Zealand. Apparently tremors were also felt during the recent Rugby World Cup final.
This reminded me of the WORLD JUMP DAY event that took place (or not) in 2006. I still have my t-shirt from the event - perhaps it's worth something for rarity value.
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