1. Seismic tremors or a shaking or moving of the earth’s surface: The quake caused a great deal of damage on the island.
2. A bodily shivering, an agitation, a nervous expression of fear or anxiety: A quake of fear passed through the family when they saw the lightening and heard the loud thunder.

To shiver, to tremble, to shudder: The people quaked with fear when the earth tremors were shaking their houses and big buildings in the city.