Earthquake

Attack, AoE, Melee, Slam

Skill Gem · Tier 1

Level: 1–40

Cast Time: 1s

Smash the ground, dealing damage in an area and leaving behind Jagged Ground that slows enemies. The Jagged Ground erupts in a powerful Aftershock after a duration. Cannot create Jagged Ground on top of an existing patch, or if you already have the maximum number of active patches.

At level 1

100% increased Magnitude of Jagged Ground you create
While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage
Impact radius is 1.8 metres
Jagged Ground radius is 1.8 metres
Limit 2 Jagged Ground patches
Jagged Ground duration is 4 seconds

At level 40

100% increased Magnitude of Jagged Ground you create
While Dual Wielding, both weapons hit with 30% less damage
Impact radius is 1.8 metres
Jagged Ground radius is 1.8 metres
Limit 8 Jagged Ground patches
Jagged Ground duration is 4 seconds

Earthquake is a tier 1 Strength skill gem in Path of Exile 2 (Attack, AoE, Melee, Slam). Support gems that can support it: 234.

Published Sep 27, 2026 · patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites

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Tier: 1
Level: 1–40
Cast Time: 1s
Tags: Attack, AoE, Melee, Slam, Duration
Support Gems: 234

Per level

Level	Cost	Base Number Of Earthquakes Allowed
1	8	2
2	9	2
3	11	2
4	12	2
5	14	2
6	16	2
7	17	2
8	19	2
9	22	3
10	24	3
11	26	3
12	29	3
13	32	3
14	34	3
15	38	3
16	41	4
17	44	4
18	48	4
19	52	4
20	56	4
21	61	5
22	66	5
23	71	5
24	76	5
25	82	5
26	88	6
27	94	6
28	101	6
29	108	6
30	116	6
31	124	7
32	133	7
33	142	7
34	151	7
35	161	7
36	172	8
37	183	8
38	195	8
39	208	8
40	221	8

Support gems for Earthquake (234)

Earthquake

Per level

Support gems for Earthquake (234)

Attack (62)

Lineage (26)

Physical (22)

Fire (13)

AoE (11)

Chaos (10)

Cold (10)

Lightning (10)

Spell (9)

Duration (7)

Minion (4)

Warcry (2)

Payoff (1)

Other (47)

Level	Cost	Base Number Of Earthquakes Allowed
1	8	2
2	9	2
3	11	2
4	12	2
5	14	2
6	16	2
7	17	2
8	19	2
9	22	3
10	24	3
11	26	3
12	29	3
13	32	3
14	34	3
15	38	3
16	41	4
17	44	4
18	48	4
19	52	4
20	56	4
21	61	5
22	66	5
23	71	5
24	76	5
25	82	5
26	88	6
27	94	6
28	101	6
29	108	6
30	116	6
31	124	7
32	133	7
33	142	7
34	151	7
35	161	7
36	172	8
37	183	8
38	195	8
39	208	8
40	221	8

Level	Cost	Base Number Of Earthquakes Allowed
1	8	2
2	9	2
3	11	2
4	12	2
5	14	2
6	16	2
7	17	2
8	19	2
9	22	3
10	24	3
11	26	3
12	29	3
13	32	3
14	34	3
15	38	3
16	41	4
17	44	4
18	48	4
19	52	4
20	56	4
21	61	5
22	66	5
23	71	5
24	76	5
25	82	5
26	88	6
27	94	6
28	101	6
29	108	6
30	116	6
31	124	7
32	133	7
33	142	7
34	151	7
35	161	7
36	172	8
37	183	8
38	195	8
39	208	8
40	221	8

Level	Cost	Base Number Of Earthquakes Allowed
1	8	2
2	9	2
3	11	2
4	12	2
5	14	2
6	16	2
7	17	2
8	19	2
9	22	3
10	24	3
11	26	3
12	29	3
13	32	3
14	34	3
15	38	3
16	41	4
17	44	4
18	48	4
19	52	4
20	56	4
21	61	5
22	66	5
23	71	5
24	76	5
25	82	5
26	88	6
27	94	6
28	101	6
29	108	6
30	116	6
31	124	7
32	133	7
33	142	7
34	151	7
35	161	7
36	172	8
37	183	8
38	195	8
39	208	8
40	221	8