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

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

Authorities attribute the phenomenon to 'ice quakes' or cryoseisms, caused by rapid temperature drops and expanding ice.

“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 ...

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." ...

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

"Since water expands when it freezes, it can basically push apart dirt and rocks. If this expansion happens all at once, say ...

Did you hear it? Did you feel it? Frost quakes were reported across the Midstate Monday night. It’s likely more are still to come.

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

After heavy rain or snow, water seeps into the ground. When the weather turns extremely cold, this water freezes quickly and ...

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