Seismic monitoring agency Simmsa detected an artificial earthquake in the country's capital roughly at the same time Mexico's national soccer team scored an improbable game-winning goal against Germany in the World Cup.
The agency said it may have been triggered by "massive jumps" across the city.
Incredible scenes in Mexico City as the locals celebrate their historic win! 🇲🇽🙌#Ger #Mex #WorldCup #MyTribe #Dugout pic.twitter.com/q6zLREpq7D
— Dugout (@Dugout) June 17, 2018
They are partying like they won the #WorldCup in Mexico City!!! #CDMX #Mexico #GERvsMEX pic.twitter.com/CKiBtBljIu
— Dan Vineberg (@danvineberg) June 17, 2018
Q: Is this for real?! Did the Mexico goal create an earthquake?!
A: Yes, ish.Seismometers are very sensitive — they regularly pick up seismic signals of passing trucks, crashing waves, & other vibrations. That doesn’t make crowd noise an earthquake or human-detectable. https://t.co/h69uXpFOX9
— Mika McKinnon (@mikamckinnon) June 18, 2018
#Sismo artificial en la Ciudad de México por celebración de gol de la selección mexicana durante el partido contra Alemania en el Mundial de Rusia 2018.
Conoce cómo sucedió en nuestra nota de blog:https://t.co/B7GiWyX3ek pic.twitter.com/4flDw2cfux
— SIMMSA (@SIMMSAmex) June 17, 2018
This is basically what happened in Mexico City when Chucky Lozano scored today #MEX #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/qkLLf563IW
— Mexican Rug Dealer (@MikeElChingon) June 17, 2018
Given everything that's going on these days, I am whole-heartedly throwing my support behind Mexico at this world cup. Let's have some more earthquakes. https://t.co/YiEbO0HjvW
— Adam Gidwitz (@AdamGidwitz) June 18, 2018
