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

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 ...

The great snow storm of 1973 began February 9 and dumped fourteen inches of snow on Columbus, Georgia before it was over. This is a snowman on the grounds of First Baptist Church in Columbus ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Below-zero temperatures Tuesday night and overnight into Wednesday have created the possibility of a wintry weather phenomenon: frost quakes. While they feature a loud popping ...

Rare frost quakes, also known as cryoseisms or ice quakes, were reported throughout the St. Louis region on Monday.

The Arctic temperatures were likely the culprit, creating a phenomenon called a “frost quake” in Siouxland. Formally known as a cryoseism, frost quakes need one major factor to occur ...

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

A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and surrounding areas on Sunday. The National Weather Service - St. Louis ...