Earthquake

Earthquake is a Barbarian skill unlocked at level 25, which causes a huge wave of damage in all directions.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Earthquake
Used by:	Barbarian
Enabled at:	Clvl 25
Skill Description
Create a huge wave of damage.
Type:	Direct Damage/AoE
Resource Use:	Costs Fury
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

The Barbarian's ancestors aid him by splitting the earth asunder around him, wreaking havoc upon any enemies caught in it.

Skill Design

Not much is known about this skill, since it was pretty high in the skill tree in the BlizzCon 2009 demo. It could be a combination of Ground Stomp and Seismic Slam, causing a huge seismic slam in all directions that either knockbacks, stuns or do both to enemies. It could very well be that this skill is still being worked on, and may be changed or removed in the future.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Create a big wave of damage.
• Rank 2: Create a bigger wave of damage. (A)
• Rank 3: Create a much bigger wave of damage. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

• No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

• No rune effects for Earthquake are known.

Development

Earthquake was introduced at BlizzCon 2009 in the Juggernaut Skill Tree at Tier VI.

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Earthquake became a level 25 skill.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

• Diablo III screenshots and pictures
• Earthquake specific gallery contents

References

• BlizzCon 2009 Full Barbarian Skill Trees and Stats
• JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Barbarian (Translated by Zediono)