Some of us in the community have been aware of this for centuries. The notion of powerful currents, strong forces traveling through the earth is no longer speculative, it is scientifically proven. The currents of liquid iron that pulse through the heart of our planet, the spewing magmatic fissures that create (and devour) entire continents is more than fearful apocrypha. It is absolute Truth.
While this may seem to be 'a given' by some new to this discussion, let us not forget that it was still being wildly speculated upon by our parents and grandparents. Plate tectonics, now science, was a radical theory that now gives new credence to the "myths" of such lost continents as Atlantis and Mu. (Let it be noted that either of these places could in fact be the same continent, as different names have been attributed to the same place for millennia. )
And Nikola Tesla's experiments with electricity proved that this Planet was a conductor, and a great source, of electrical energy. Let us look back at this New York Times article from not so long ago, historically speaking.
New York Times Archive - New York Earthquake