Phillies fans think deafening celebrations during Astros win caused an earthquake - but viral post is actually a hoax

PHILADELPHIA was shaking - although not literally - as the Phillies recorded a stunning win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

The home side came out swinging as they recorded an emphatic 7-0 victory to go 2-1 up in the World Series.

Philadelphia raced into an early 4-0 lead as Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh crashed homers in two brutal opening innings.

Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr struggled all evening with the Phillies' power at the plate.

He now holds the unfortunate record of being the first pitcher to give up five home runs in a Fall Classic game.

Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins topped off the victory with their own homers in the fifth to seal an emphatic win.

There were raucous scenes at a packed Citizens Bank Park as the home team got off to a stunning start.

And reports on social media suggested the incredible noise for the first two homers of the night was picked up by a local seismograph station.

Fans shared a viral post over 2.3k times from one user who claimed that the 'city was physically shaking'.

The user wrote: "Harper and Bohm homeruns are literally registering on the Penn State University Brandywine seismograph station. The city is physically shaking."

But other fans were quick to point out that the image shared by the user was in fact from a Californian earthquake last week.

One eagled-eyed fan replied to the post: "The Phillies crowd was *awesome*, but this is a lie. The seismograph in [original tweet] is from a California earthquake last week."

While another added: "People actually accepting this as a fact."

And a third said: "I’m skeptical. If it was closer I would completely believe it but this is about 20 miles away."

They were backed up by the official account for Greater Philadelphia Severe Weather, who confirmed that the ground wasn't really shaking due to crowd noise.

But they did upload a snap that showed a small spike when Schwarber sent his homer into the stands.

They wrote: "So yes it wasn’t an earthquake but this is the real PSU seismic graph from around the time of Schwarber's HR. Phillies fans were really rocking tonight."

Despite the viral hoax, Phillies fans were more than happy with their team's incredible performance.

And their backing from the bleachers was more than appreciated by the team.

Harper told reporters after the game: "Being back home is such a momentum swing because of our fan base.

"This whole city is so excited to be in this moment and we’re thrilled to play in front of them.

"We are all a family - we have a whole city behind us, the fan base is so much fun."

The series now remains in Philadelphia for games four and five on Wednesday and Thursday.

The Phillies are unbeaten at home in the 2022 postseason and are seeking the two wins that would clinch their first title since 2008.