Did Mexico’s Revelry in World Cup Win Over Germany Cause an Earthquake?

Mexican fans gathered in Tijuana on Sunday to celebrate their country’s victory against Germany in their first 2018 men’s soccer World Cup match.CreditGuillermo Arias/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By Kirk Semple and Paulina Villegas
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MEXICO CITY — Late Sunday morning, seismic sensors in Mexico City detected what was reported to be a small earthquake. But it was triggered in an “artificial manner,” according to the group monitoring the gauges.

“Possibly because of mass jumping,” said the group, the Institute of Geologic and Atmospheric Investigations in Mexico, which said that at least two of its sensors picked up the activity.

The cause of that mass jumping? Moments before, the Mexican men’s national soccer team had scored a goal against  powerhouse Germany in their group-stage match in the World Cup in Moscow.

The Mexicans would hold on to win the match, 1-0, defeating Germany — the defending World Cup champions — and recording one of the biggest upsets in Mexico’s World Cup history.