Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you hear a loud "boom" in central Illinois this week, it could be a frost quake, a weather phenomenon that happens when ...

Frost quakes, a phenomenon also known as cryoseism, are loud ground vibrations caused by frozen soil or groundwater cracking during rapid temperature drops. They are often mistaken for earthquakes but ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CONCORDIA, Kan. (KSNT) – “Frost quakes” aren ...

Residents in areas experiencing extreme cold may be startled by mysterious booming sounds and vibrations, a phenomenon meteorologists attribute to "frost quakes" or "cryoseisms.” These unusual noises ...

The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.

Frost quakes occur when water in saturated ground freezes rapidly, expands, and cracks under pressure. The events are harmless; however, they can be loud enough to wake people up. The phenomenon ...

Some of you may have experienced an earthquake, but what about a frost quake? A frost quake, also called a cryoseism, is a rare weather phenomenon that occurs during extremely cold winter conditions.

Here in Washington and in many other places across the country, we've had a lot of snow over the past several days, and some areas also had a rare phenomenon known as frost quakes. Never heard of them ...