Overview
This article is about the Story Moment. For the Emote of a similar name, see earthquake.
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OG[]
The Earthquakes were a series of Story Moments that took place in OG Chapter 1: Season 7. Many cracks formed in the ground over a period of time, mostly focusing around what is now the Jungle Biome, probably from the pressure building up from the forming Volcano on Wailing Woods. Eventually, a huge crack swiped through Tilted Towers destroying many cars and props. It made its way over to the new office building and destroyed it, creating its annual destruction for Season 7.
Buildup
Timeline
Timeline[]
Update v39.51[]
March 17th 2026
12:30pm ET[]
- Earthquakes have started around the island, causing cracks in the ground.
- The 1st crack has appeared southwest of Tomato Temple.
7:15pm ET[]
- The 2nd crack has appeared southwest of Risky Reels.
- Lazy Bridge has partially collapsed.
March 18th 2026
2:27am ET[]
- The 3rd crack has appeared east of Lazy Links.
1:24pm ET[]
- The 4th crack has appeared south of Wailing Woods.
Update v40.00[]
March 19th 2026
1:33am ET[]
- The 5th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 1.
2:00pm ET[]
- The 6th crack has appeared east of Risky Reels.
March 20th 2026
8:15am ET[]
- The 7th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 5.
8:06pm ET[]
- The 8th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 6.
March 21st 2026
4:54pm ET[]
- The 9th crack has appeared east of Salty Springs.
March 22nd 2026
2:00pm ET[]
- The 10th crack has appeared north of Loot Lake.
March 24th 2026
12:03am ET[]
- The 11th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 4.
7:57pm ET[]
- The 12th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 8.
March 25th 2026
3:06am ET[]
- The 13th crack has appeared in Lazy Links.
8:15am ET[]
- The 14th crack has appeared in Lazy Links.
7:45pm ET[]
- The 15th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 9.
March 26th 2026
10:06am ET[]
- The 16th crack has appeared in Wailing Woods.
5:03pm ET[]
- The 17th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 11.
March 27th 2026
4:30am ET[]
- The 18th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 10.
4:33pm ET[]
- The 19th crack has appeared west of Race Track.
March 28th 2026
10:24am ET[]
- The 20th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 15.
March 29th 2026
1:00am ET[]
- The 21st crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 18.
12:18pm ET[]
- The 22nd crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 16.
7:03pm ET[]
- The 23rd crack has appeared south of Tomato Temple.
11:24pm ET[]
- The 24th crack has appeared west of Risky Reels.
March 30th 2026
8:30am ET[]
- The 25th crack has appeared west of Race Track.
3:18pm ET[]
- The 26th crack has appeared in Tilted Towers, destroying the News HQ.
_-_Island_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Athena (Season 7 - Earthquakes) - Island - Fortnite OG.png (337 KB)")
Earthquake map
Gallery
_-_Event_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack 16 (1) - Event - Fortnite OG.png (2.78 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack 16 (2) - Event - Fortnite OG.png (3.32 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack 26 (1) - Event - Fortnite OG.png (3.09 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack 26 (2) - Event - Fortnite OG.png (3.52 MB)")
Section
Pandora's Box Emergence
Type
Event Start Date
February 27th 2024
Event End Date
March 2nd 2024
Origin
Location
 Previous |
Next  |
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| New Year | Pandora's Box Opening |
| “ | Someone on this Island has been chasing powers they don't understand.
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” |
- — Odyssey
Pandora's Box Emergence were a series of Story Moments in Chapter 5: Season 1. They served as a prelude to the Pandora's Box Opening event.
Timeline
Timeline[]
- February 27th
- 2pm ET: Large caldera formed along with a small earthquake.
- 3pm ET: An earthquake.
- 4pm ET: An earthquake.
- 5pm ET: An earthquake.
- 6pm ET: An earthquake.
- 7pm ET: An earthquake.
- 8pm ET: An earthquake.
- 9pm ET: An earthquake.
- 10pm ET: An earthquake.
- 11pm ET: An earthquake.
- February 28th
- 12am ET: An earthquake.
- 1am ET: An earthquake.
- 2am ET: An earthquake.
- 3am ET: An earthquake.
- 4am ET: An earthquake.
- 5am ET: An earthquake.
- 6am ET: An earthquake.
- 7am ET: An earthquake.
- 8am ET: An earthquake.
- 9am ET: An earthquake.
- 10am ET: An earthquake.
- 11am ET: An earthquake.
- 12pm ET: An earthquake.
- 1pm ET: An earthquake.
- 2pm ET: An earthquake.
- 3pm ET: An earthquake.
- 4pm ET: An earthquake.
- 5pm ET: An earthquake.
- 6pm ET: An earthquake.
- 7pm ET: An earthquake.
- 8pm ET: An earthquake.
- 9pm ET: An earthquake.
- 10pm ET: An earthquake.
- 11pm ET: An earthquake.
- February 29th
- 12am ET: An earthquake.
- 1am ET: An earthquake.
- 2am ET: An earthquake.
- 3am ET: An earthquake.
- 4am ET: An earthquake.
- 5am ET: An earthquake.
- 6am ET: An earthquake.
- 7am ET: An earthquake.
- 8am ET: An earthquake.
- 9am ET: An earthquake.
- 10am ET: An earthquake.
- 11am ET: An earthquake.
- 12pm ET: An earthquake.
- 1pm ET: An earthquake.
- 2pm ET: An earthquake.
- 3pm ET: A big explosion and a major earthquake.
- 4pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 5pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 6pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 7pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 8pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 9pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 10pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 11pm ET: A major earthquake.
- March 1st
- 12am ET: A lava burst and a major earthquake.
- 1am ET: A major earthquake.
- 2am ET: A major earthquake.
- 3am ET: A major earthquake.
- 4am ET: A major earthquake.
- 5am ET: A major earthquake.
- 6am ET: A major earthquake.
- 7am ET: A major earthquake.
- 8am ET: A major earthquake.
- 9am ET: A lava burst and a major earthquake.
- 10am ET: A major earthquake.
- 11am ET: A major earthquake.
- 12pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 1pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 2pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 3pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 4pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 5pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 6pm ET: A lava burst and a major earthquake.
- 7pm ET: A major earthquake.
- 8pm ET: A great earthquake.
- 9pm ET: A great earthquake.
- 10pm ET: A great earthquake.
- 11pm ET: A great earthquake.
- March 2nd
- 12am ET: A great earthquake.
- 1am ET: A great earthquake.
- 2am ET: A great earthquake.
- 3am ET: A lava burst and a great earthquake.
- 4am ET: A great earthquake.
- 5am ET: A great earthquake.
- 6am ET: A great earthquake.
- 7am ET: A great earthquake.
- 8am ET: A great earthquake.
- 9am ET: A great earthquake.
- 10am ET: A great earthquake.
- 11am ET: A great earthquake.
- 12pm ET: A lava burst and a major earthquake.
- 1pm ET: A huge shockwave followed by an earthquake swarm that affects the entire island.
- 2pm ET: Pandora's Box Emergence.
Trivia
Trivia[]
- The event code-name is "TitanMilkshake".
- The event was disabled in Arena modes.
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Section
The Rumbles
Event Start Date
Event End Date
Origin
| “ | The island trembles, perhaps from MEGA City's impact. We must learn more.
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” |
- — Mystica
The Rumbles (also known as The Earthquakes) were Story Moments in Chapter 4: Season 2. Earthquakes will start in any match after the first Storm circle has formed.
Earthquake Locations
Earthquake Locations[]
- North of Anvil Square
- Active after the 1st storm circle formed.
- North-East of Pleasant Passage
- The largest earthquake spot.
- Active a minute after the 1st storm circle formed.
- South-East of Pleasant Passage
- Active during the shrinking of the 1st storm circle.
- South-West of Hidden Henge
- Active a minute after the shrinking of the 1st storm circle.
- East of Hitches and Ditches
- Active after the 2nd storm circle formed.
Map[]
Timeline
Timeline[]
- April 11th:
- Large cracks have formed around Hidden Henge, Teal Foothills Biome.
- May 2nd:
- Large cracks have formed around Anvil Square, Slap 'N Go, The Autumnwood, Pleasant Passage.
- Earthquake spot located north of Anvil Square.
- May 4th:
- Earthquake spot located near Hitches and Ditches.
- Earthquake spot located at Pleasant Passage.
- May 9th:
- The Earthquakes grew larger and stronger.
- May 16th:
- The Earthquakes grew larger and stronger.
- May 17th:
- Large cracks formed north-east of Pleasant Passage.
- Tree roots emerged from the cracks.
- The Zero Point's sound can be heard from the cracks.
- June 2nd:
- The Earthquakes grew larger and stronger.
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_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (Central) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.17 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (North of Anvil Square) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.46 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (North Slap 'N Go) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.25 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (South East of Frenzy Fields) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.15 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (South East Pleasant Passage) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.29 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (Hitches and Ditches) - Event - Fortnite.png (4.75 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack Roots (South West Hidden Henge) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.22 MB)")
_-_Event.png "Earthquake (North of Anvil Square) - Event.png (4.5 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (North Slap 'N Go) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.26 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (South East Pleasant Passage) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.24 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (South of The Autumnwood) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.49 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (North of The Autumnwood) - Event - Fortnite.png (4.73 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (South of Slap 'N Go) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.09 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (South East of Frenzy Fields) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.18 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (North of Bamboo Circle) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.31 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (East of Drift Ridge) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.08 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (Hitches and Ditches) - Event - Fortnite.png (4.6 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack (South West Hidden Henge) - Event - Fortnite.png (5.15 MB)")
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Mystica, Stray, Sunflower, CRZ-8 and Imani have special dialogues for the rumbles.
- The event code-name is "Milkshake".
- The event is disabled in Arena modes.
- The roots that come out of the cracks are codenamed "JungleTreeRoot".
- Interestingly, two odd spots didn't take part in forming an outline of Jungle Biome, those being near Frenzy Fields (Between Grassland and Teal Foothills biomes), and near a bridge that is close to Drift Ridge and Secluded Spire.
- A small part of Jungle Biome at the place of the Frenzy Fields crack was planned, but it was scrapped. [1]
Section
IO Drilling
Event Start Date
February 17th, 2022
Event End Date
March 20th, 2022
Origin
| “ | We have reports of seismological disturbances from the underside of the Island.
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” |
The Earthquakes were Story Moments in Chapter 3: Season 1 caused by the Imagined Order's big underground drilling. There are 2 types of earthquakes, a major one that is moving everyday and smaller ones that happen across the island every game after the first Storm circle formed.
Major Earthquake
Major Earthquake[]
Major Earthquake will start in any matches after the first Storm circle formed. It will destroy certain locations on specific dates. It moves everyday at 4:00 AM ET.
Random Earthquakes
Timeline
Timeline[]
- February 17th:
- Major Earthquakes started at Covert Cavern.
- February 18th-21st:
- Earthquakes moved ↓ south.
- February 22nd-25th:
- The ground in front of the Coffee Shop cracks.
- February 26th:
- The Coffee Shop caves into the ground, leaving a large sinkhole where the location used to be.
- February 27th - March 5th:
- Earthquakes moved → east, passing through Tilted Towers.
- March 6th:
- The Red House collapses.
- March 7th - March 12th:
- Earthquakes moved ↑ north, passing through The Devoured.
- March 13th:
- Seven Outpost VI collapses. Major Earthquake has finally stopped.
- March 14th:
- Random Earthquakes spots at various locations on Snow Biome have begun.
- March 15th:
- Random Earthquakes spots located on the South-West side of the island.
- March 17th:
- Random Earthquakes spots located on the South-East side of the Mesa Biome.
- March 18th:
- Random Earthquakes spots located in Sanctuary.
- March 19th-20th:
- Random Earthquakes spots located near Tilted Towers.
- March 20th:
- Earthquakes destroy Mighty Monument.
Gallery
Gallery[]
Post-Earthquake[]
1st Crack (2-17-2022)
2nd Crack (2-18-2022)
3rd Crack (2-19-2022)
4th Crack (2-20-2022)
5th Crack (2-21-2022)
6th Crack (2-22-2022)
7th Crack (2-24-2022)
_-_Unnamed_Location_-_Fortnite.png "Sinkhole 1 (Top View) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png (3.83 MB)")
1st Sinkhole (2-26-2022)
8th Crack (2-28-2022)
_-_Unnamed_Location_-_Fortnite.png "Sinkhole 2 (Top View) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png (3.56 MB)")
2nd Sinkhole (3-6-2022)
9th Crack (3-7-2022)
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3rd Sinkhole (3-13-2022)
Pre-Earthquake[]
Trivia
Trivia[]
- The event code-name is "Milkshake".
- According to The Scientist, the underground drill is bigger than the drills at Mole Teams.
- The event is disabled in Arena modes.
Section
Volcanic Formation
Event Start Date
February 14th 2019
Event End Date
February 27th 2019
Origin
| Previous |
Next |
|---|---|
| Showtime | The Unvaulting Event |
The Earthquakes were Story Moments that took place in Season 7. Many cracks formed in the ground over a period of time, mostly focusing around what is now the Jungle Biome, probably from the pressure building up from the forming Volcano on Wailing Woods. Eventually, a huge crack swiped through Tilted Towers destroying many cars and props. it made its way over to the new office building and destroyed it, creating its annual destruction for season 7.
Buildup
Buildup[]
The Prisoner frees himself from the Ice King's Prison by melting the ice, and escapes. He travels to the northeast side of the island to regain his power as the Fire King and casts a spell to create the Volcano.
Timeline
Timeline[]
February 14th 2019
- Earthquakes have started around the island, causing cracks in the ground.
- The 1st crack has appeared southwest of Tomato Temple.
- The 2nd crack has appeared southwest of The Block.
- Lazy Bridge has partially collapsed.
February 15th 2019
- The 3rd crack has appeared east of Lazy Links.
- The 4th crack has appeared south of Wailing Woods.
February 16th 2019
- The 5th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 1.
- The 6th crack has appeared east of The Block.
February 17th 2019
- The 7th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 5.
- The 8th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 6.
February 18th 2019
- The 9th crack has appeared east of Salty Springs.
February 19th 2019
- The 10th crack has appeared north of Loot Lake.
February 21st 2019
- The 11th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 4.
- The 12th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 8.
February 22nd 2019
- The 13th crack has appeared in Lazy Links.
- The 14th crack has appeared in Lazy Links.
- The 15th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 9.
February 23rd 2019
- The 16th crack has appeared in Wailing Woods.
- The 17th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 11.
February 24th 2019
- The 18th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 10.
- The 19th crack has appeared east of Race Track.
February 25th 2019
- The 20th crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 15.
February 26th 2019
- The 21st crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 18.
- The 22nd crack has appeared, extending beyond crack 16.
February 27th 2019
- The 23rd crack has appeared south of Tomato Temple.
- The 24th crack has appeared east of The Block.
- The 25th crack has appeared east of Race Track.
- The 26th crack has appeared in Tilted Towers, destroying the News HQ.
Gallery
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_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack 16 (2) - Event - Fortnite.png (1 MB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack 26 (1) - Event - Fortnite.png (955 KB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack 26 (2) - Event - Fortnite.png (854 KB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack 26 (3) - Event - Fortnite.png (996 KB)")
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Crack 26 (4) - Event - Fortnite.png (1.09 MB)")
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