Earthquake
   mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena of Palestine (Ps.
   18:7; comp. Hab. 3:6; Nah. 1:5; Isa. 5:25).
   
     The first earthquake in Palestine of which we have any record
   happened in the reign of Ahab (1 Kings 19:11, 12). Another took
   place in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah (Zech. 14:5). The
   most memorable earthquake taking place in New Testament times
   happened at the crucifixion of our Lord (Matt. 27:54). An
   earthquake at Philippi shook the prison in which Paul and Silas
   were imprisoned (Act 16:26).
   
     It is used figuratively as a token of the presence of the Lord
   (Judg. 5:4; 2 Sam. 22:8; Ps. 77:18; 97:4; 104:32).