Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity - earthquake, temblor, seism
Verb: quakekweyk
Shake with fast, tremulous movements - quiver, palpitate
Shake with seismic vibrations "The earth was quaking" - tremor
Derived forms: quaked, quakes, quaking
See also: quaker
Type of: agitate, geological phenomenon, shake, tremble