Des Moines, Iowa · 2019-03-15 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
A low hum in Des Moines, Iowa
A very low sound that has a vibration to it. Recently - we've been playing rain sounds from a smart speaker at night. When the hum comes around - I can still hear it. I've always felt it was something coming from deep in the earth and into my senses, somehow. Doesn't cause anxiety - but it does keep me awake sometimes.
It is exactly like in this video (I found it after some days, after a research for the hum source, without knowing the existence of this recording) this is the hum that I hear, around 50Hz a…
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 a…
Low humming sound, feeling of vibration in head near ear. Morning and all night. Other sounds can cancel it out. It does not overlay it.. But the humming suddenly breaks if any sound (music)…
Low frequency hum with oscillating intensity much like an idling engine. Heard or felt more easily at night from inside the house. Wearing earplugs does not reduce it but rather enhances it …
Sounds as if a 4 to 6 cylinder diesel engine running in the distance. I disconnected my electrical power to the home once to test if the Hum is being generated by the power grid. It made no …
Low continous sound, like a diesel generator or tractor that revs at around 1500 rpm per minute, although distant, like it is running approximately 500 - 1000 meters away. Very low frequency…
A low hum that sounds as of it may be some deep vibration that is causing it, I cannot feel it but only hear it. I mainly hear it in the winter months, it's been over ten years since I began…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
It is an extremely low vibrational hum that can be felt in my body. I just want to point out 1. It feels like it comes from he Earth. 2. My microphone can pick up the sound from my sound boo…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
Sounds like a distant plane, comes and goes in loudness but always present. At first I thought it was related to something near where I live but after spending the night in a different house…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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