quake

Noun

• shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

Verb

• shake with seismic vibrations
  • The earth was quaking
    

• shake with fast, tremulous movements
  • His nostrils palpitated
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  earthquake , temblor , seism , tremor , quiver , palpitate