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| Seattle Seahawks football fans 'caused minor earthquake' | Seattle Seahawks football fans 'caused minor earthquake' |
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| A celebration by football fans in the US city of Seattle grew so loud on Monday evening it registered as a minor earthquake, a research group has said. | A celebration by football fans in the US city of Seattle grew so loud on Monday evening it registered as a minor earthquake, a research group has said. |
| Raucous fans jumped up and down during an early first-quarter touchdown in the game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints. | |
| The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network detected the vibrations, measuring between a magnitude 1 and 2 earthquake. | The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network detected the vibrations, measuring between a magnitude 1 and 2 earthquake. |
| The Seahawks won the game at CenturyLink Field 34-7. | The Seahawks won the game at CenturyLink Field 34-7. |
| Pacific Northwest Seismic Network director John Vidale told CNN his staff recorded five separate seismic events during the game. | Pacific Northwest Seismic Network director John Vidale told CNN his staff recorded five separate seismic events during the game. |
| It was not the first time fan celebrations shook Seattle. In 2011, the response to another US football touchdown registered at nearby seismic recording stations. | It was not the first time fan celebrations shook Seattle. In 2011, the response to another US football touchdown registered at nearby seismic recording stations. |
| CenturyLink Field, which is open to the air, also set a Guinness World Record for noise in September. | CenturyLink Field, which is open to the air, also set a Guinness World Record for noise in September. |