According to the Maine Geological Survey, a cryoseism, or what is commonly referred to as a frost quake, is a phenomenon that ...

But what if we told you there’s another arctic phenomenon that could create earthquake-like booms? They are called “frost quakes” and although they are rare, they “can be loud enough to jolt people ...

A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and ...

Frost quakes — loud booms from underground during freezing temperatures — might be alarming to hear, but meteorologists say ...

Meteorologist Lea Hill, on X on Monday: "Frost quakes! They're caused by rapidly freezing temperatures & expanding ice. They are shallow, don't release much energy, and are not associated with fault ...

Frost quakes rarely cause damage but occur when underground water freezes and expands until pressure causes soil and rocks to ...

These conditions set the stage for a series of frost quakes, a rare phenomenon some meteorologists and hydrologists also ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Residents of Palo Alto County reported loud booms to KTIV on Tuesday morning. The Arctic temperatures were likely the culprit, creating a phenomenon called a “frost quake” in ...

As more moderate winter temperatures settle into the region, Gretchen Price explores the frozen surface of Lake Monona during ...

Missourians noted hearing bangs and crashes the past couple of days, the result of frost quakes from freezing weather.

MISSOURI, USA — Loud booms recently heard in multiple St. Louis-region communities may have been caused by a sudden temperature drop, according to 5 On Your Side's Weather Impact Team.