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It was the first time rock band Metallica had ever played live in Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium...and the crowd jumped so hard ...
Seismographs are usually used to measure when pieces of the earth slam into each other, but they’re pretty good at measuring ...
While the minor seismic activity, quickly dubbed the “Metallica Quake” online, posed no danger, it was too minor to register ...
For the last 25 years, Virginia Tech begins every game at Lane Stadium the same way: by blasting Metallica ‘s “Enter Sandman” while the Hokies take the field.
Fans at a College football stadium literally triggered an earthquake during Meticallica concert on Wednesday night.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — Metallica rocked Lane Stadium in Blacksburg on Wednesday, May 7-- literally. The energy from the jumping crowd was powerful enough to send vibrations through the foundation ...
A highly anticipated Metallica concert at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium wasn't just a performance; it was a seismic event.
Virginia Tech began coming out to Metallica on Aug. 27, 2000, when Virginia Tech installed the first videoboard inside Lane ...
It wasn’t just the Metallica concert at Virginia Tech causing seismic waves this week, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Dillwyn.
A powerful magnitude 3.0 earthquake jolted Virginia, sending shockwaves through the state and neighbouring regions. The tremor was felt by over 150 people across multiple states, including Virginia, ...
Dr. Martin Chapman, a seismologist at Virginia Tech, says the vibration of the fans jumping around Lane Stadium travels down through the foundation of the stadium and into the ground is what produces ...