More about ''Frost Quakes''
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (30449)
January 21, 2024 2:57am CST
I recently wrote about experiencing frost quakes. The technical term for them is cryoseism.
These are like tiny earthquakes--with a loud pop or two or more. They are caused by the ground being extremely wet, then undergoing a rapid freeze. That happened to us here in central Illinois recently. These are very rare, as the conditions have to be just right for frost quakes to happen.
Anyway, I saw this article and it explained it all way better than I ever could. We had a couple of them yesterday, but haven't heard/felt any since then.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/frost-quakes-boom-across-chicago-as-us-hit-by-loud-popping-weather-phenomenon/ar-BB1gZm74?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=a2e0792ed3d0481f8fb919e22ed7e0f4&ei=44
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@MarieCoyle (30449)
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23 Jan
For some reason, I find strange weather phenomenon really interesting. It's weird what weather can do.
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@snowy22315 (172267)
• United States
21 Jan
Some weather phenomenon can be really interesting.
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@LadyDuck (462472)
• Switzerland
21 Jan
Thank you for the link. If you are interested it is also very well explained by Wikipedia
@LindaOHio (160770)
• United States
21 Jan
Thanks for the link. I don't think we've ever had frost quakes. Have a good day.
