18 November 2017

How jubilant fans can cause tremor

This generation has done it. With well deserved win at the second leg of the last qualifying cycle for World Cup 2018, and after 36 years, Peru is returning to the worlds main football competition.
Immediately after the opening goal from Jefferson Farfan, ecstatic supporters in Lima caused the same effect as the earthquake. Spanish version of the application 'Earthquake network' notified its users of seismic activity in the city. However, investigators has concluded that the application was activated by the fans on streets in the capital, which were passionately and terribly cheering loud for its national team. Soon after 'Sismologia Chile' on Twitter confirmed that there was no earthquake in Lima, as the fans triggered that movement.







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