MISSOURI, USA — Loud booms recently heard ... A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and surrounding areas ...

Loud noises were heard amid the cold snap across the middle of Missouri as well as in the ... KSDK that it received multiple reports of frost quakes but that the phenomenon is not actively tracked.

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 ...

Several outlets reported on the loud bangs heard across Missouri this week, attributing them to frost quakes, formally known as cryoseism, linking them to the bitterly cold weather sweeping the ...

They are called “frost quakes” and although they are rare, they “can be loud enough to jolt people awake in the middle of the night,” said Brian Lada, an AccuWeather meteorologist.

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Here’s a visual as to how frost quakes happen. However, not every arctic blast will produce a frost quake. Before the sudden drop in temperatures, a high amount of rainfall needs to occur when ...

Loud booms recently heard in multiple St. Louis-region communities may have been caused by a sudden temperature drop, according to 5 On Your Side's Weather Impact Team. A rare weather phenomenon ...