More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes ratted the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini's stunning views to themselves.

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 events occur when a rapid drop in air temperatures dramatically decreases the temperature of waterlogged soil, ...

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January 26 marked the 325th anniversary since the last earthquake struck the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Centuries later, the ancient quake has left clues for scientists to prepare for the next one.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of New England on Monday morning, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine, ...

Mercifully, the true culprit is a much less nightmarish: ice quakes. Ice quakes, or frost quakes, happen when seismic energy is released from cracks in the frozen ground. When temperatures drop ...

These conditions set the stage for a series of frost quakes, a rare phenomenon some meteorologists and hydrologists also refer to as “cryoseisms.” Unlike earthquakes, which are caused by shifting ...

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

Frost quakes — loud booms from underground during freezing temperatures — might be alarming to hear, but meteorologists say they seldom cause damage.