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Turkey, Izmir · 2018-12-16 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Turkey, Izmir

It sounds like a truck's engine or a phone vibrating from distance. I did not know there were many people experiencing it. I always thought it was a noise that was coming from outdoor (like a car engine) but it is 2 AM right now and there were clearly no one outside when I heard the Hum.

What they reported

First noticed: 2016

Pitch: 49 Hertz

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Sense of vibration

Changes with weather: No, but it usually appears when it's sunny.

What stood out: a low hum

 

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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.