# Quaking motion
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 5, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120 "2004-02-05T13:46:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hammml8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hammml8)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120/1 "2004-02-05T13:46:29Z")
Is there a way to make an object or text quake using actionscript? I’m looking for a sort of earthquake feel to the movement.
Thanks a bunch!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120/2 "2004-02-05T13:55:57Z")
Try a simple random movement. Just make sure the movement occurs x times/sec and move the object just slightly.
I think.
If I have time I’ll work something out.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120/3 "2004-02-05T19:02:44Z")
Here’s a tutorial that makes things vibrate that may be what you’re looking for.
[vibrate tutorial](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/vibrate.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120/4 "2004-02-06T21:42:29Z")
Oh man, that’s almost perfect! But is there a way to slow down the vibration speed a little?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quaking-motion/42120/5 "2004-02-06T22:13:42Z")
yes there is, the two easiest ways to do it in my opinion are:
set a lower framerate or
create a variable inside the script to slow it down like this(its the script from the kirupa tutorial)
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
waiting++
if(waiting\>10){
this.\_x = cx+(1+Math.random()\*5);
this.\_y = cy+(1+Math.random()\*5);
waiting=0
}
}