Liverpool fans' celebrations during title win caused earth tremors
Summary
Scientists from University of Liverpool said that fans celebrating Liverpool's championship soccer match victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield stadium caused small earth tremors. The crowd's reactions, especially after goals, registered on equipment usually used to detect earthquakes.Key Facts
- Liverpool soccer fans' celebrations during the match against Tottenham Hotspur reportedly caused tremors.
- The game took place at Anfield stadium on 27 April.
- The largest tremor registered had a peak magnitude of 1.74 on the Richter scale, which was triggered by a goal in the 24th minute of the game.
- These findings were made by earth scientists from the University of Liverpool, using detecting equipment that's normally used for earthquakes.
- A goal in the second half of the match caused the second-largest tremor, which measured 1.60 on the Richter scale.
- Though these tremors were small and couldn't be felt in the stands, scientist Dr. Farnaz Kamranzad said they were strong enough to leave a mark at Anfield.
- Scientists involved in the study hope this discovery will pique interest in new, potential applications in seismology.
- The tremors were a result of the 60,415-strong crowd reacting to the game, particularly in response to the goals.
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