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USA, Oak Harbor · 2019-04-27 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in USA, Oak Harbor

Very low frequency rumbling, like a truck idling down the road. Sound level goes up and down�not a constant tone. As much vibration as sound. Some describe it as pressure in the ears. We�ve had different people come to listen. Some don�t hear it while others feel vibration or pressure in their ears. One has to sit, quietly for 5 minutes or so to pick up on it. However, once heard, it is easy to hear again, when you know what to listen for.

What they reported

First noticed: 2016

Pitch: 33 hertz, triangle, 1/4 volume. Though this is constant and what I read is variable.

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Sense of vibration

Changes with weather: No.

What stood out: a low humrumbling

 

Others who described something like this

2019-07-10

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2019-12-27

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2019-01-15

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2019-01-12

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both described a low hum · rumbling

2019-02-18

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both described a low hum · rumbling

2019-06-06

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2018-02-12

An endless, distant low rumbling like the sound of a truck engine, but much quieter. It�s not terrifyingly loud but I can�t help but notice it. When I�m focused on something,

the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details

2018-09-13

Sounds like a train engine idling in the distance. It's a very low, rumbling. It is intermittent. It mostly drones at the same level, but occasionally pulses without a discernible pattern

the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details

2018-11-30

The sound seems to come from the sky, an intense vibration. Similar to the frequencies emitted by a diesel engine of a car with a slight acceleration or a larger engine at slow speed. Someti

the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details

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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.