How loud booms can fool people into thinking there's an earthquake when it's very cold

During extreme cold events, you may hear a loud boom and feel that you experienced an earthquake. However, this event was more likely a cryoseism, also known an ice quake or a frost quake.

from AccuWeather.com Headlines Weather Blog https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-are-frost-quakes/70007308?partner=accuweather