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United States, Amarillo · 2018-10-24 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in United States, Amarillo

a low, rumbling sound, like a train engine idlying The hum does not bother me. It does not disturb my sleep. But, it is very, very persistent. We live in a town that is a major train depot, with lines from the north & south intersecting with lines that run east and west. For years, I thought that the hum was the sound of train engines idlying in the train yard. One night, I drove to a close proximity to the trains, so see if the sound would increase. It did not. I am the only one in my house who hears it.

What they reported

First noticed: 2011

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Changes with weather: No.

What stood out: a low humrumbling

 

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2018-05-15

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2018-03-20

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2018-03-02

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2018-03-31

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2018-12-05

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2018-08-16

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2018-01-29

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This is a Hum report from Dr Glen MacPherson's World Hum Map, an open, worldwide record of people who hear an unexplained low-frequency hum. Reproduced with permission and with thanks; the project is at thehum.info. We remove anything on request. Location shown is approximate.