PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - When it gets really, really cold in the winter, some weird things can happen. Loud booms are sometimes heard and sometimes the extremely cold temperatures can cause the earth to ...

During intensely cold temperatures, such as is occurring now in Chicago, water in the ground freezes at the surface, capping water in the soil beneath it so that pressure can build up as that water ...

During extreme cold events, you may hear a loud boom and you may feel like you experienced an earthquake. However, this event was more likely a cryoseism, also known an ice quake or a frost quake.

A cryoseism is the technical name for a frost quake or ice quake caused by the sudden fracturing of soil or rock due to freezing of water in saturated ground. During intense cold, water in the ground ...

Don't worry; it probably wasn't an earthquake. It could be that you were witness to a cryoseism. Otherwise known as a "frost quake" or "ice quake," a cryoseism is a rare phenomenon which occurs as a ...

As the cold weather continues to chill New Hampshire, some of you may have noticed some strange noises coming from your house.Experts said those noises come from something called frost quakes, or ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Frost quakes or ice quakes are the latest weather term getting a lot of buzz recently, especially with the arctic blast the country last week. A cryoseism (that's the ...

During extreme cold events, you may hear a loud boom and feel like you have experienced an earthquake. However, this event was more likely a cryoseism, also known as an ice quake or a frost quake, and ...

Two ice quakes have been recorded in Alaska amid the record heat wave engulfing the Pacific Northwest. United States Geological Survey (USGS) data shows that the two quakes occurred separately on ...

During intensely cold temperatures, water in the ground freezes at the surface, capping water in the soil beneath it so pressure can build up as that water also begins to freeze. Ice occupies a ...

If you've heard a loud boom, cracking sound, or bump in the night recently, it may be what's called a cryoseism. Scientists say they occur when... Jan 01, 2014 — If you've heard a loud boom, cracking ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - Imagine being jolted away by a thundering boom from underground. Sullivan County resident Jean Robinson tells News 5 it happened to her Saturday night. "Oh yes, very strange," ...