"The Tartan Army shook the earth as they celebrated Scotland's men qualifying for a first World Cup in 28 years. The British Geological Survey (BGS) recorded the equivalent to an "extremely small earthquake" after Kenny McLean lobbed Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to secure a 4-2 win. A second significant amount of seismic activity came moments later when the final whistle sounded on Wednesday night. Readings were recorded at the BGS station at Glasgow Geothermal Observatory in Dalmarnock about 2km (1.2 miles) from Hampden Park."
"The BGS said the activity registered between magnitude -1 and zero on the Richter Scale and produced the equivalent of 200kW of power, enough to power between 25 and 40 car batteries. It is also the same as blasting a football at about 900 m/s (2,013 mph). That is about 15 times faster than the fastest a ball has ever been struck, thought to be about 131.2 mph (58 m/s) by the Brazilian defender Ronny Heberson in Sporting Club de Portugal's win over Naval in 2007."
Seismic activity equivalent to an extremely small earthquake was recorded after Scotland's 4-2 win over Denmark, with the main peak coinciding with Kenny McLean's halfway-line goal. Readings at the Glasgow Geothermal Observatory in Dalmarnock, about 2 km from Hampden Park, registered between magnitude -1 and zero and produced roughly 200 kW of power—enough for 25–40 car batteries. A smaller surge coincided with Kieran Tierney's injury-time goal and a second peak occurred at the final whistle. Official attendance was 49,587. Previous fan-induced readings, including Taylor Swift concerts, were recorded but were not directly comparable due to different site conditions. The UK experiences about 300 natural earthquakes yearly.
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