frost quake

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frost quake (plural frost quakes)

  1. Synonym of cryoseism
    • 2019 January 22, Richard A. Oppel Jr, “Had Enough of Snow? Try Frost Quakes, Waterspouts and Bitter Cold”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Across the Northeast, there were also reports of “frost quakes,” where the ground froze and expanded so quickly that it set off frightening noises — loud booms and sounds of cracking.