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

A frost quake, or a cryoseism, might sound scary, but it is a fascinating phenomenon.

“When the temperatures plunge rapidly below freezing, water in the ground will freeze and expand. As a result, the rock or soil bursts, rather than just slowly expands. The rapid bursting sounds can ...

Overnight on Jan. 26, many people online reported hearing loud booms, mistakenly assuming they were tremors or earthquakes ...

Ice quakes jolted Middle Tennessee late Monday night, breaking the usual winter calm with sudden force. Almost at once, loud ...

Learn what frost quakes are, why they happen, and why they sound like sudden booms.

As temperatures across the Midwest tumbled below zero overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, many reported being awakened by the sound of loud booms, cracks and pops. Some even reported feeling tremors.

If you heard a loud cracking or popping noise, or maybe even felt the ground shake a little, you might have experienced a frost quake.

Frost quakes can produce sounds similar to a cannon, gunshot, or fireworks. The vibration can be strong enough to shake ...

Some have thought these “booms” were transformers blowing, but there’s a more scientific explanation behind it.

Last weekend's winter storm dumped snow and ice across the South, but some people also experienced loud booms and felt their homes shake because of a weather phenomenon called "frost quake." ...

If you heard a loud bang or felt a brief shake late Monday night, you weren’t alone.