Frost quakes — loud booms from underground during freezing temperatures — might be alarming to hear, but meteorologists say ...

Frost quakes rarely cause damage but occur when underground water freezes and expands until pressure causes soil and rocks to ...

It’s not an earthquake, but it may sound like one. Here’s what to know about frost quakes after bitterly cold weather, snow and ice.

These conditions set the stage for a series of frost quakes, a rare phenomenon some meteorologists and hydrologists also refer to as “cryoseisms.” Unlike earthquakes, which are caused by shifting ...

As more moderate winter temperatures settle into the region, Gretchen Price explores the frozen surface of Lake Monona during ...

Frost quakes events occur when a rapid drop in air temperatures dramatically decreases the temperature of waterlogged soil, ...

Campus Catholic Ministry hosts its 36th annual Jack Frost 5K run on Saturday morning. The race will start near Strong Hall at Missouri State and wind through campus. Organizers say their goal is ...

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in New Madrid, Missouri — a town with a ...

This isn't because of an earthquake, but an ice quake. Ice quakes are caused by drastic drops in temperature, like what southern Wisconsin has experienced the last few days. The ice begins to shift, ...