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.

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." ...

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

Overnight on Jan. 26, many people online reported hearing loud booms, mistakenly assuming they were tremors or earthquakes near Nashville. The noises, however, are unrelated to tectonic activity. They ...

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.

It’s snow joke: the ground just popped. Freezing cold temperatures can bring a handful of dangers, like hypothermia and ...

“When the temperatures plunge rapidly below freezing, water in the ground will freeze and expand. As a result, the rock or ...

Loud "booms" have been reported in south central Kentucky. Is it a frost quake? What to know ...

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

As if central Kentucky didn’t have enough to worry about with the snow and ice, apparently the ground itself is giving people frights. After Winter Storm Fern passed through the region this weekend, ...

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