| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW I.iii.85 | at an earthquake, 'twould mend the lottery well; a man | at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well, a man |
| Henry V | H5 II.iv.100 | In thunder and in earthquake, like a Jove, | In Thunder and in Earth-quake, like a Ioue: |
| King John | KJ V.ii.42 | Doth make an earthquake of nobility. | Doth make an earth-quake of Nobility: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA I.i.252 | I look for an earthquake too, then. | I looke for an earthquake too then. |
| Romeo and Juliet | RJ I.iii.24 | 'Tis since the earthquake now eleven years; | 'Tis since the Earth-quake now eleuen yeares, |
| The Tempest | Tem II.i.320 | To make an earthquake! Sure it was the roar | To make an earthquake: sure it was the roare |