
Earthquake
Adds depth-focused earthquake effects with customizable commands that create deep vertical destruction up to 200 blocks deep.
⬇ Download on ModrinthEarthquake Mod - Deep Destruction
If you're here, you're probably tired of "earthquake" mods that just shake your screen and call it a day. I wanted to create something that actually feels dangerous—where the ground doesn't just rumble, it rips open.
The Main Idea
I built this because I wanted realistic geological events. When an earthquake hits in this mod, it carves actual fissures into the terrain.
- It goes deep: Depending on how hard you crank the settings, these cracks can go from surface-level scratches to massive chasms 200 blocks deep.
- Physics: Blocks don't just vanish; they crumble. You'll see debris falling into the cracks as they form.
Performance
Let's be real: destroying thousands of blocks in seconds usually kills a server. I spent a lot of time optimizing this so it doesn't turn your PC into a heater.
- No Particles: I made the decision to completely remove particle effects. I know, visuals are cool, but maximum FPS is cooler.
- Safety Limits: I added hard caps to the code so even if you go crazy with the intensity, the mod tries to stop the server from lagging out.
Recommendations & Dependencies
Embeddium (Highy Recommended): While not strictly required, I strongly suggest running this with Embeddium. It handles rendering way better than vanilla, and when you're tearing up chunks of the map, you'll want that extra stability.
Commands:
/earthquake start- Fires a standard quake./earthquake start <intensity> <duration> <radius>- Custom settings./earthquake stop- Panic button to stop the destruction.
Requirements: Forge 1.20.1 (Java 17+)
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as earthquake-1.0.0 (1).jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 32 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.