This is also known as an ice quake or cryoseism, according to Accuweather. Since our state of Maine has recently been ...

According to the Maine Geological Survey, a cryoseism, or what is commonly referred to as a frost quake, is a phenomenon that ...

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

Other names include an ice quake or a cryoseism.” It’s a rare occurrence because specific weather conditions are needed, including a minor snowpack (less than 6 inches) and a rapid temperature drop.

Formally known as a cryoseism, frost quakes need one major factor to occur: rapidly dropping temperatures. On Friday, highs across the area rose to near 50 degrees. But, only 48 hours later ...

If you hear a loud cracking, banging, booming or rattling noise in the middle of the night, you may be hearing a frost or ice quake. Environment Canada issued extreme cold alerts on Monday across ...

"The primary way that they are recognized is that, in contrast to an earthquake, the effects of a cryoseism are very localized. In some cases, people in houses a few hundred yards away do not notice ...

A cryoseism, or frost quake, is a natural phenomenon that produces ground shaking and noises similar to an earthquake, but is caused by sudden deep freezing of the ground. They typically occur in the ...