Indeed, Earthquake is a two-step spell, and breaking a tech building after step 1 essentially has the base meet neither step’s criteria.
I know, I thought it was really weird when I first heard it too, but it does make sense when you think about the steps as happening one after the other.
"P2T5
TECH
Fairie Dragon
Fairie Dragon
STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Poisonblade Rogue
Tiny Basilisk
Tiny Basilisk
Nature Reclaims
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Tiny Basilisk
Overeager Cadet
Sickness
Overeager Cadet
Sacrifice the Weak
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
tech II - balance - ($5)
Tiny basilisk - ($3)
Midori kills your SQL takes 1
Imp trades with Lobber - you draw 1
Haunt deals 1 to your tech II building
Imp recast from Graveyard - you discard at random - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Tiny Basilisk (1/2A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Thieving Imp (2/2)
Lookout:In Play:
Buildings:
Base HP: 18 Tech I HP: 5 Tech II HP: 5 (Balance)Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
edit, teched 2 cards. noted them in my hand section.
"P1T6
STARTING HAND
Savior Monk (2/1)
Lobber
Aged Sensei (1/1)
teched cards: insurance agent, insurance agent
WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook
earthquake
Smoker (1/1+A)
Aged Sensei (1/1)
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
discard lobber and smoker
technician draw 1
Imp discard #3 of 3 (random number generator)
skip worker
lobber - ($8)
savior monk - ($6)
tower - ($3)
Float ($3)
Discard 0, draw 2
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Savior Monk (2/2+A) [I]Elite[/I]: [I]Scavenger[/I]: [I]Technician[/I]: Lobber (2/2) [I]Lookout[/I]: Base HP: 20 Tech I HP: 4 Tech II HP: 4 (Strength) Tower HP: 4[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
You cannot tech 0 cards until you have 10 workers
"P2T6
TECH
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Death and Decay
STARTING HAND
Overeager Cadet
Sacrifice the Weak
Sickness
Overeager Cadet
Tiny Basilisk
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
Fairie Dragon
Nature Reclaims
Poisonblade Rogue
Fairie Dragon
Sickness
Tiny Basilisk
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Death and Decay
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Midori to L8 - ($1)
Midori flies into your Tech II, takes 1 from tower, your base takes 2
2 x Overeager Cadet
Haunt into SQL, recast Haunt from Grave
Basilisk trades with SQL
Imp trades with lobber, you draw
Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Elite: Scavenger: Overeager Cadet (3/3) Technician: Overeager Cadet (3/3) Lookout:In Play:
Buildings:
Base HP: 18 Tech I HP: 5 Tech II HP: 5 (Balance)Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
"P1T7
TECH
censorship counsel
censorship counsel
STARTING HAND
Smoker (1/1+A)
earthquake
Lobber (2/2)
WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook
Smoker (1/1+A)
earthquake
whitestar grappler
Aged Sensei (1/1)
insurance agent
insurance agent
Savior Monk (2/2+A)
Lobber (2/2)
earthquake
censorship counsel
censorship counsel
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
rebuild tech 2
tech draw 1
Lobber, tap and ping your tech 2 - ($10)
earthquake, break your tech 2 and graveyard, your base to 12 - ($5)
worker - ($4)
Float ($4)
Discard 0, draw 2
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: [I]Elite[/I]: [I]Scavenger[/I]: [I]Technician[/I]: Rook , lvl 8, (3/5) -1 rune, crumbling rune [I]Lookout[/I]: Base HP: 20 Tech I HP: 4 Tech II HP: 5 (Strength) Tower HP: 4[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
"P2T7
STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Nature Reclaims
Fairie Dragon
Fairie Dragon
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Fairie Dragon
Tiny Basilisk
Death and Decay
Sickness
Summon Skeletons
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
rebuild Tech II
Haunt suicides into Rook for 1
Midori flies into rook killing him, takes 1 dmg, you draw 1
poison blade rogue - ($9)
Heroes Hall - ($7)
Both O Cadets destroy your Tech II, your base to 16
Float ($7)
Discard 3, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Poisonblade Rogue (2/1A) Elite: Scavenger: Technician: Lookout:In Play:
Buildings:
Base HP: 12 Tech I HP: 5 Tech II HP: 5 (Balance) Heroes’ Hall HP: 4Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
"P1T8
TECH
Ember Sparks
Flaming Arrow
STARTING HAND
earthquake
whitestar grappler
doubling barbarian
WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook
Smoker (1/1+A)
doubling barbarian
Snapback
Sensei’s Advice
Safe Attacking
doubling barbarian
Aged Sensei (1/1)
insurance agent
insurance agent
Savior Monk (2/2+A)
Lobber (2/2)
earthquake
censorship counsel
censorship counsel
whitestar grappler
earthquake
Ember Sparks
Flaming Arrow
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($13)
rebuild tech 2, my base to 16`
tech draw
Worker - ($12)
max Bigby - ($6)
Float ($6)
Discard 2, draw 4
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bigby (3/4+A) [I]Elite[/I]: [I]Scavenger[/I]: [I]Technician[/I]: Lobber (2/2) [I]Lookout[/I]:[B]Buildings:[/B]
Base HP: 16 Tech I HP: 4 Tech II HP: 5 (Strength) Tower HP: 4[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
jaina cannot come into play without tech II 
removed jaina. float 6.
"P2T8
STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Sickness
Death and Decay
Tiny Basilisk
Fairie Dragon
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
Graveyard
Fairie Dragon
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Nature Reclaims
Tiny Basilisk
Poisonblade Rogue
Sickness
Summon Skeletons
Death and Decay
Tiny Basilisk
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($17)
Tech III - ($12)
Orpal to L4 - ($6)
Sickness on Bigby and Lobber - ($4)
Midori flies into Bigby (dies), takes 1 from tower
Orpal levels to max band
Fairie Dragon makes Lobber a 3/1 (dies from sickness) you draw - ($0)
Rogue and O Cadet destroy your Tech II, your base to 14, rogues dies from tower
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Elite: Scavenger: Technician: Overeager Cadet (3/2) Lookout: Orpal L6 (2/5)In Play:
Buildings:
Base HP: 12 Tech I HP: 5 Tech II HP: 5 (Balance) Tech III HP: 5 Heroes’ Hall HP: 4Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
"P1T9
TECH
judgement day
judgement day
STARTING HAND
Snapback
doubling barbarian
Sensei’s Advice
Safe Attacking
whitestar grappler
WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook
Smoker (1/1+A)
doubling barbarian
Safe Attacking
Savior Monk (2/2+A)
whitestar grappler
Aged Sensei (1/1)
insurance agent
earthquake
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($14)
rebuild tech 2, my base to 14
tech draw
max rook - ($5)
snapback orpal for Oni - ($1)
worker - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Rook (4/6+A) [I]Elite[/I]: [I]Scavenger[/I]: [I]Technician[/I]: [I]Lookout[/I]:[B]Buildings:[/B]
Base HP: 16 Tech I HP: 4 Tech II HP: 5 (Strength) Tower HP: 4[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
"P2T9
STARTING HAND
Tiny Basilisk
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Nature Reclaims
Graveyard
Fairie Dragon
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
Thieving Imp
Tiny Basilisk
Death and Decay
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Tyrannosaurus Rex, trashes two of your workers - ($2)
Midori and Fairie Dragon kills Tech II and takes 1 each, your base to 12
Graveyard - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info:
In Patrol:
Squad Leader: O Cadet (3/2A) Elite: Scavenger: O Cadet (3/1) Technician: Lookout: Tyrannosaurus Rex (10/10)In Play:
Buildings:
Base HP: 12 Tech I HP: 5 Tech II HP: 5 (Balance) Tech III HP: 5 Heroes’ Hall HP: 4Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
"P1T10
STARTING HAND
Aged Sensei (1/1)
whitestar grappler
Savior Monk (2/2+A)
insurance agent
earthquake
WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook
Smoker (1/1+A)
doubling barbarian
Safe Attacking
censorship counsel
insurance agent
earthquake
Lobber (2/2)
insurance agent
whitestar grappler
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($11)
rebuild tech 2
Earthquake, ping all your buildings, your base to 8 - ($6)
savior monk - ($4)
aged sensei - ($3)
Float ($3)
Discard 2, draw 4
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: savior monk (2/2+A) [I]Elite[/I]: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Aged Sensei (1/1) [I]Technician[/I]: Rook (4/6) [I]Lookout[/I]:[B]Buildings:[/B]
Base HP: 12 Tech I HP: 4 Tech II HP: 5 (Strength) Tower HP: 4[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
no you have 9 workers now, so u have to tech 2 cards and get only 9 gold (T-rex)
Lol. Legion, leave me alone. I was just being a good sport continuing the game. Although, I clearly lost because i think my only shot was double earthquake last turn.
so ill just GG it.
OK thanks for the game.
If Legion didn’t mention it, I certainly would have 