If you hear a loud "boom" in central Illinois this week, it could be a frost quake, a weather phenomenon that happens when ...
Overnight on Jan. 26, many people online reported hearing loud booms, mistakenly assuming they were tremors or earthquakes ...
Learn what frost quakes are, why they happen, and why they sound like sudden booms.
A frost quake, or a cryoseism, might sound scary, but it is a fascinating phenomenon.
If you heard a loud bang or felt a brief shake late Monday night, you weren’t alone.