QUIRKY WORLD ... Leicester’s luck creates shockwaves — literally

ENGLAND: Leicester City’s success on the pitch has been sending shockwaves through the city — with the celebrations of fans being picked up by equipment used to detect earthquakes.

QUIRKY WORLD ... Leicester’s luck creates shockwaves — literally

Supporters jumping up and down at the King Power Stadium when the Foxes nabbed an 89th-minute winner against Norwich City caused a quake with a magnitude of 0.3, researchers have said.

A group of geology students at the University of Leicester placed earthquake detecting equipment at a primary school near the Leicester City ground and said Leonardo Ulloa’s last-gasp winner led to a spike in seismic activity.

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