Comments on: Mysterious Booms and Trembles Plague Wisconsin Town, Baffle Scientists

By: Talt

Talt — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:55:13 +0000

I’ve experienced this where I live in Menasha, WI over the past couple months. It’s one loud boom that really gets your attention and the whole house shakes. Happenes about once or twice a week lately but I live right on lake Winnebago and am now guessing that it is being caused by the ice. As the ice freezes it expands and that must be building up pressure until somewhere out there it pops with great force. That’s my guess for where I am.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:13:22 +0000

Another theory to throw in the ring: Could this be related to the geologic phenomenon known as “post-glacial rebound”? Nearby NGS CORS stations should be checked for unusual movement.

By: Zakk

Zakk — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:36:11 +0000

ZOMMMMMMBIIEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #2012

By: Geo-Geek

Geo-Geek — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:07:35 +0000

Did I mention I hate auto correct? That last paragraph should say:

This sort of thing happens all the time, and whenever there is a shift in sedimentary distribution, underground water table, or the thousands of other localized natural geological phenomena causes craton granite to fracture. The pops/booms/noise/whatever are not heard or felt as frequently in other areas of the craton {sic} due to far larger layers of sedimentary materials covering it. These same sedimentary materials act as a cushion which absorbs/silences the sounds much like a typical household pillow does when you scream into it.

By: Geo-Geek

Geo-Geek — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:56:30 +0000

Throughout much of the central United States, younger sedimentary rocks conceal the craton. But in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota it is well exposed. When the Geologist states he has run out of ways to say “I Don’t Know.” That is because this part of WI has a lessor amount of sedimentary materials distributed over the top of the craton that would normally muffle/silence/absorb the pops and/or booms of the local craton granite fracturing for thousands of natural geologic and geophysical reasons.

This sort of thing happens all the time, and whenever there is a shift in sedimentary distribution, underground water table, or the thousands of other localized natural geological phenomena causes craton granite to fracture. The pops/booms/noise/whatever are not heard or felt as frequently in other areas of the carton due to far larger layers of sedimentary materials covering the it. These same sedimentary materials act as a cushion which absorbs/silences the sounds much like a typical household pillow does when you scream into it.

By: FredV

FredV — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:21:25 +0000

Mudder Fr##n, Frickin, Frackin.

By: Jack Askey

Jack Askey — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:42:02 +0000

After eating a few bean burritos, I noticed some rumbling. Then a loud gust of hot air and all was calm again. Except my friends were gone.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:05:22 +0000

moodus noises like in Moodus, CT?

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:33:25 +0000

This just happen to me last night. 11:30 pm. Michigan. VERY loud bangs/booms rattling the house. Several of them. As if they were right next to me. Serched the entire house. Outside. Nothing. I can’t explain it. Going to ask the around to see if anyone else heard or felt it.

By: Sam Foster

Sam Foster — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:25:46 +0000

At various times my house shakes and I hear rumbles, I have found that soon after or a few minutes prior to the event a big old truck passes by. I think somewhere undert he road there might be a continueing ledge of stone that transmits the action from the highway to my house. Check that out.
Also check the other side of the world (down under) maybe some nuclear testing going on.