Result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
1The earth quakes, the stones are broken, and the very graves open.'
2When the earth quakes, most people run for the closest doorway.
3Under the tree lies Ymir, and when he tries to shake off its weight the earth quakes.
4The earth quakes and trembles, as if about to open, to vomit forth the burning stream of a thundering crater.
5It is a solemn night, for the earth quakes, and the sound of Halemaumau is like the surging of the sea.
6"It sounds like thunder; but it is regular and unbroken; and, my lord, surely the earth quakes under our feet!"
Translations for earth quakes