Cryoseisms are what happens when very wet soil freezes and the water (now ice) in that soil expands — cracking the ground with a boom. In North America, cryoseisms seem to be most common around the Great Lakes. Personally, I'm a little disappointed that none have been reported in Minnesota.
"Frost quakes" startle the frozen North
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