"According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), when Kenny McLean scored from the halfway line to seal a breathtaking 4-2 win over Denmark, which are ranked 18 places higher in the world than Scotland, the reaction at Hampden Park was equivalent to a very small earthquake. The celebrations to McLean's jaw-dropping goal was picked up by seismic activity monitors at the Glasgow Geothermal Observatory in Dalmarnock, about 2km from the ground, the BGS said."
"A reading taken between 21:48 and 21:50 when McLean's audacious shot hit the net, shortly followed by the final whistle was measured as a surge of between -1 and zero on the Richter scale and produced the equivalent of 200kW, enough to power between 25 and 40 car batteries. Kieran Tierney's strike in stoppage time, which gave Scotland a 3-2 lead, also produced a reading, although not as strong as McLean's."
"Every year, as many as 300 naturally occurring earthquakes are detected in the UK, but only around 30 are of a high enough magnitude to be felt by people, a spokesperson for the BGS said, adding that induced seismic events, such as those caused by human activity such as sonic booms, are also recorded. Most earthquakes in the UK are very small and cause no damage."
Scotland qualified for the men's football World Cup for the first time in 28 years after a 4-2 win over Denmark. Kenny McLean scored from the halfway line and Kieran Tierney added a stoppage-time strike. Seismic activity monitors at the Glasgow Geothermal Observatory about 2km away recorded a surge between -1 and zero on the Richter scale during McLean's goal, measured as the equivalent of 200kW. Tierney's goal also produced a detectable reading though smaller. The British Geological Survey records up to 300 natural UK earthquakes annually, with around 30 felt, and also notes induced seismic events from human activity.
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