Canada is so cold residents are experiencing LOUD BOOMS caused by ‘frost quakes’

From around Toronto and across Ontario hundreds of people are being startled by hearing large booms – causing them to think their homes are being broken into or gunshots are being fired.

‘Water expands when it freezes and when it expands in frozen soil it literally puts a lot of stress on that dirt and will release that energy all of a sudden, very much like an earthquake releases that energy and shifts the ground,’ said meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai to City News.

‘It’s almost like an earthquake because it’s very close to the surface. You will feel a little bit of shaking, maybe if you’re sitting in a chair and it happened, or you’re lying in bed, or some of your dishes might rattle,’ said Vettese.