Earthquake

“Yes! Yes! Shake, earth! This is a sign! We are in the final days! My time has come! Glory! Glory! Whaddya think? 5.1?”

―Master^[src]

Earthquake was the shaking of the surface of the Earth, with often mystical causes and consequences, despite a natural occurrence in places like Southern California (including the cities of Sunnydale and Los Angeles).^[1] They had the tendency to either prevent an apocalypse, swallowing religious buildings whole^[2] while even imprisoning dangerous individuals;^[3]^[4] or act as portents, announcing prophecies^[5] or even apocalyptic commotions of the Hellmouth.^[1]

History

1800s

1812, Sunnydale. An earthquake caused a cave-in and swallowed the entire Sunnydale Mission building, trapping a group of Chumash warriors.^[4]
1890s, Budapest. The Whirlwind enjoyed the chaos of a recent earthquake.^[6]

1900s

1932, Sunnydale. An earthquake swallowed the Temple of Proserpexa, preventing the followers of Proserpexa to destroy all life on Earth.^[2]
1937, Sunnydale. An earthquake swallowed Order of Aurelius's church, entombing the Master.^[3]
1997, Sunnydale. An earthquake announced the prophecy of Buffy's death and the Master's freedom.^[5]
1999, Sunnydale. An earthquake presaged an apocalyptic attempt by demons to reopen the Hellmouth.^[1]

2000s

2000, Sunnydale. A poltergeist manifested during a party at the Lowell House, causing two earthquakes that affected the Initiative facilities underneath it.^[7]
2002, Los Angeles. An earthquake announced the prophecy of Angel killing his own son.^[8]
2002, Los Angeles. Storms and earthquakes accompanied the Beast's rain of fire,^[9] causing thousands of deaths.^[10]
2006, Arctic Ocean. The birth of the Twilight dimension caused various natural disasters around the world, including a seaquake throughout the Arctic Ocean.^[11]