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Frost Quake!

  • July 16, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

During a cold snap, you could feel a frost quake! Technically called a cryoseism, a frost quake happens when ground temperatures quickly drop from above freezing to below zero, often at night when it’s coldest. The shaking can continue off and on for hours.

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