No damage was reported, but the quakes rattled nerves and generated plenty of talk to last until nature's next act.

Today, UBS rattled nerves again by announcing plans for a news conference Friday morning in Zurich.

The thousands of pink slips, she said, had rattled nerves and created widespread confusion.

As the roar of warplanes and the occasional boom of missiles rattled nerves, many Lebanese began re-enacting the rituals learned during 15 years of civil war.

Strong aftershocks have continued to rattle nerves this week, with three people killed on Tuesday.

Police officials in central and southern California said no complaints had been received about the window-shaking explosive sounds that can rattle nerves in this earthquake-conscious region.

Evidently the quick exchange between the two men had rattled nerves, and Stella chewed even faster.

The surprisingly open nature of this discussion, itself a rarity in a society where people often do not know their own neighbors, has rattled nerves.

Financing for speculative projects today also is tight and became even tighter after the stock market slide last August rattled nerves on Wall Street, industry professionals said.

Warnings of a debt default by the United States have rattled nerves, mostly among foreign dollar holders, and many are dumping dollars.