Low frequency rumbling sounds like it is machinery running in the distance or at first I thought it must be a tumble dryer or similar running in another house. It started about a month ago (…
both described a low hum · rumbling · 589 km away
Everywhere I go - England, Scotland · 2019-03-13 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
low, steady background rumble I wonder whether my tinnitus hiss originated from computer cooling fans, and the ticking from my bedside clock, and the Hum from 50 Hz A/C circuits. I have heard the Hum in middle of flat calm seas, but also correctly located a distant large vessel emerging over the horizon.
What they reported
First noticed: 2000
Pitch: 45 Hz
Loudest: During the day
Where: Equal indoors and outdoors
Changes with weather: No
What stood out: a low humrumbling
Low frequency rumbling sounds like it is machinery running in the distance or at first I thought it must be a tumble dryer or similar running in another house. It started about a month ago (…
both described a low hum · rumbling · 589 km away
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both described a low hum · rumbling · 666 km away
A low rumbling sound such as machinery running some distance away. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest in Oregon, both in Portland and Central Oregon. I never heard the hum until moving to Ir…
both described a low hum · rumbling · 467 km away
Low frequency but extremely annoying disturbing noise very hard to describe it used to weekends midnight now its every night and it wakes me up every midni2and morning. Its like massive MUSI…
both described a low hum · rumbling · 505 km away
It's a deep, rumbling sound that is similar to a running diesel engine, or music with a deep bass being played. Although it helps to play music/put on a fan to drown out the hum, putting my …
both described a low hum · rumbling · 506 km away
Constant low but distinct, penetrating, background rumbling droning noise which surges/pulses similar but not the same as a parked car or lorry engine idling in the near distance. Can hear e…
both described a low hum · rumbling · 510 km away
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