Cryoseisms (or Frost Quakes) ? News to Me,,,,

It is said that one learns something new everyday and this story/phenomenon is certainly one that I myself would file under; 'Things previously unknown to me'.

I have lived in snow country, Michigan,  my entire life and have extensive familiarity on the ground in Canada, a nation known for ice and cold, due to my family ties there and over 46 years of life have never previously heard of 'Frost Quakes'.

This is interesting at least to myself being a 'global warming' skeptic as the descriptions I have found do not support that cockamamie claim.


After blizzards and travel chaos, now 'frost quakes' are rattling the nerves of Ohio residents

First there were the blizzards and the freezing winds - now residents in several states are having to deal with a new natural disaster: 'frost quakes'.



The rare phenomenon - which occurs when temperatures drop rapidly and cause ground moisture to violently expand and contract - can be as damaging to building foundations as their more violent relatives earthquakes.


Residents in Ohio and Indiana felt the power of a frost quake first-hand on Thursday, as the cryoseismic activity shook their houses and rattled their nerves.,,,,,,

Read more; Mail Online


Researching to find out more about Cryoseisms I found this short but informative description of the geological phenomenon out of the State of Maine, Dept. of Conservation.

I would be most grateful to hear if any person reading this has ever experienced these 'Frost Quakes' and share your thoughts and stories about them.