Synonyms of quakes

quakes 1 of 2

noun

plural of quake

as in earthquakes

a shaking of the earth

the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earthquakes
• tremors
• shakes
• temblors
• aftershocks
• shocks
• convulsions
• upheavals
• foreshocks
• microearthquakes
• microseisms
• cataclysms
• seaquakes

quakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of quake

as in shakes

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the horror film was so scary it left us quaking with fear for hours afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shakes
• shudders
• jerks
• vibrates
• quivers
• trembles
• shivers
• jolts
• wobbles
• convulses
• twitches
• jiggles
• joggles
• judders
• buckets
• jounces
• rocks
• waves
• sways
• agitates
• throbs
• swings
• flickers
• flutters
• thrills
• quavers
• chatters
• pulses
• palpitates
• fluctuates
• wavers
• oscillates
• pulsates
• undulates
• dodders
• pitter-patters
• beats
• pit-a-pats

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quakes

Noun

The quakes hit as La Guaira was marking the feast of San Juan, an annual celebration featuring the ritual beating of drums. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

In western South America, quakes often strike when one plate — in this case the Nazca Plate in the Pacific — sinks beneath the South American Plate, in a process known as subduction, Ortiz told CNN’s Rafael Romo. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Unlike today’s earthquake in Colombia, Venezuela’s June quakes occurred on two different fault systems at depths of less than 15 miles (around 24 km). — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

The earthquakes left many in the Andean nation unnerved after two back-to-back quakes devastated neighboring Venezuela in late June, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing more than 6,300 people. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

The back-to-back quakes that shook Venezuela in June and left more than 6,000 people dead each had a magnitude above 7. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

The San Andreas fault northwest of the Cajon Pass usually has big quakes every 100 to 150 years, Scharer said, though intervals of about 200 years are not unheard of. — Rong-Gong Lin Ii Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Two powerful quakes in April 2016 killed more than 260 people and destroyed thousands of homes. — USA Today, 30 July 2026

Some 16 of those entirely collapsed in the quakes and another 27 towers need to be demolished. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026