3 December 2013
Last updated at 17:33 ET
Fans cheered a touchdown by Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (left) during a game on Monday
Raucous fans jumped up and down during an early first-quarter
touchdown in the game between the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans
Saints.
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.
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.
CenturyLink Field, which is open to the air, also set a Guinness World Record for noise in September.
Seattle Seahawks football fans 'caused minor earthquake'
Fans cheered a touchdown by Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (left) during a game on Monday
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.
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.
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.
CenturyLink Field, which is open to the air, also set a Guinness World Record for noise in September.
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