A quake is the result when the surface of a planet, moon or star begins to shake, usually as the consequence of a … See more

An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displaceme… See more

A moonquake is the lunar equivalent of an earthquake (i.e., a quake on the Moon) although moonquakes are caused in different ways. They were first discovered by the Apollo astronauts. The largest moonquak… See more

A marsquake is a quake that occurs on the planet Mars. A 2012 study suggests that marsquakes may occur every million years. This suggestion is related to evidence found then of Mars's tectonic boundaries. A tremor beli… See more

A venusquake is a quake that occurs on the planet Venus.
A venusquake may have caused a new scarp and a landslide to form. An image of the landslides was taken in November 1990 during the fi… See more

A sunquake is a quake that occurs on the Sun.
Seismic waves produced by sunquakes occur in the photosphere and can travel at velocities of 35,000 kilometres per hour (22,000 mp… See more