Modern Experimental Tests
This small mechanical steam-powered device developed by Tesla known as the "earthquake machine" was reported to produce earthquake-like effects, but has never been replicated. In 2006, the MythBusters tested a small machine based on the same principle. The Mythbusters made a retort but powered by electricity rather than steam. It produced vibrations in a large structure detectable 100 feet away, but no significant shaking, and they judged the effect to be a busted myth.
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