A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and ...

Meteorologist Lea Hill, on X on Monday: "Frost quakes! They're caused by rapidly freezing temperatures & expanding ice. They are shallow, don't release much energy, and are not associated with fault ...

Rare frost quakes, also known as cryoseisms or ice quakes, were reported throughout the St. Louis region on Monday.

Missourians noted hearing bangs and crashes the past couple of days, the result of frost quakes from freezing weather.

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 ...

Many Mid-Missouri residents ranging from Jefferson City and Columbia, all the way east towards St. Louis have reported hearing loud bangs and crash sounds over the past 24 hours. These loud sounds are ...

A rare weather phenomenon called "frost quakes" was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and ...

Residents in Fenton, Missouri, reported hearing a booming sound and even a potential earthquake as a result of the cryoseims. Frost quakes have the potential to replicate a small, non-threatening ...