what is the diffrence between a rolling earthquake and shaking earthquake?

Answer 1

Rolling tends to last longer and not be as sharp and violent. Just as it sounds, its more of a rolling motion that the ground has.

Shaking are usually volitile and very drastic in movement. They tend to be shorter in duration than rolling ones but cause more damage. These are the ones that can literally knock you off your feet if its strong enough.

Answer 2

Actually, earthquakes are caused by local or continental ground movements, and are either of the strike-slip type, such as in most of California, or the subduction-type, like around most of the circum-Pacific belt. That being said, you will feel the waves and accelerations differently depending upon where you are located.
The closer you are to a quake's epicenter, the sharper the shaking effects. The farther away from the epicenter, the more pronounced effects will be rolling. Also, the strata (ground type) you are on has a major effect in perceived motion: If you are on solid rock, you will feel a sharper tremble, although maybe not as strong due to the solid structure of the rock; conversely if you are on alluvium, or in a bowl-like valley filled with soft earth, you will get a stronger rolling motion.
This is due to the fact that the P-waves and S-waves of an earthquake travel at different speeds through different thicknesses of strata, as well as the diffusing effects of certain types of ground.