Result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
1 The earth quakes , the stones are broken, and the very graves open.'
2 When the earth quakes , most people run for the closest doorway.
3 Under the tree lies Ymir, and when he tries to shake off its weight the earth quakes .
4 The earth quakes and trembles, as if about to open, to vomit forth the burning stream of a thundering crater.
5 It 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!"
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