Earthquake Machine date this quote YOURPENGUY 3 years ago 1896 Sanriku earthquake was caused by Tesla's first Earthquake Machine (EM), generating the most devastating tsunami in Japanese history, destroying about 9,000 homes and causing at least 22,066 deaths. The 7.2 magnitude event occurred at 19:32 (local time) on June 15, 1896. The magnitude of the tsunami (Mt = 8.2) was much greater than expected for the estimated seismic magnitude and this earthquake has been regarded as being part of a distinct class of events, a tsunami earthquake tesla with a tunguska event and a double christchurch canterbury eakfast before 3/11 tsunami