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99352, Richland Washington · 2019-01-14 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in 99352, Richland Washington

-35hz constant hum/buzz shook my house and ear drums for roughly 30 seconds as if a exceptionally large aircraft was passing over head. Started soft from the west, got "closer" and then "left" westward. Absolutely nothing within my body, or general area of residence could have generated this sound.

What they reported

First noticed: 2012

Pitch: -35hz

Loudest: Equal night and day

Where: Equal indoors and outdoors

Symptoms: Sense of vibration

What stood out: a low humbuzzing

 

Others who described something like this

2019-12-26

Like a plane or boat engine humming in the distance. Not high pitch but constantly there when it's quiet I sometimes hear high frequency buzzing like an electrical motor being powered up for

both described buzzing · a low hum

2019-06-06

It's more of a feeling, with a rumble or drone that seems to be right at the edge of my hearing. It ranges from a low frequency rumble that feels like the bed or floor is slightly shaking (

both described buzzing · a low hum

2019-03-25

It started 9 years ago in my apartment as an intermittent low "buzz pulse" with no rhythm - usually noticed it more when I was going to bed. I never found the source - thought maybe it was

both described buzzing · a low hum

2019-02-09

A sound similar to a faraway engine (the way some of the tones mesh together or are lost) but occasionally much louder - obnoxiously loud - without any doppler effect to indicate that it's m

both described buzzing · a low hum

2019-05-07

Constant humming as of a motor at idle or a flying propeller plane Right now as I write this I hear the buzzing. It seems that the exterior is masked with background sounds, but you also hea

both described buzzing · a low hum

2019-03-13

Low pitched continuous hum. I have wondered whether the hum is caused by the buzzing of the fridge resonating throughout the concrete of the building. I live in a block of 4 flats, 2 up 2 do

both described buzzing · 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.