Frost quakes are a cold weather phenomenon that make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors. They can be unsettling but don’t pose any real danger.

What are frost quakes? It’s not an earthquake, but it might sound like one. “Frost quakes happen when water from rainfall, snowmelt or flooding soaks into the ground, filling all available ...

A frost quake occurs when temperatures rapidly fall, causing underground water to expand as it freezes rapidly. The new ice puts extra pressure on the surrounding soil and bedrock.

Lada said frost quakes, also referred to as cryoseisms, usually occur between midnight and dawn because of nighttime temperature drops and have been common among northeastern states in the U.S.

Frost quakes are a cold weather phenomenon that make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors. They can be unsettling but don’t pose any real danger.

Lada said frost quakes, also referred to as cryoseisms, usually occur between midnight and dawn because of nighttime temperature drops and have been common among northeastern states in the U.S.

Chicago experienced tremors resembling small earthquakes this week, a phenomenon known as frost quakes, caused by the rapid drop in temperature. ‘Frost quakes’ were felt around Chicago this week.

(CNN) — A cold weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, which make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors, was felt around Chicago during this week’s bout of ...

(CNN) — A cold weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, which make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors, was felt around Chicago during this week’s bout of ...

(CNN) — A cold weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, which make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors, was felt around Chicago during this week’s bout of ...

(CNN) — A cold weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, which make loud booming or popping sounds and unleash small earthquake-like tremors, was felt around Chicago during this week’s bout of ...