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92602 · 2019-10-09 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in 92602

Low, deep, bassy oscillating hum. It�s not very loud but it sounds like it�s covering a wide area and it�s hard to get away from. It sounds �large� if that makes any sense. It usually starts around 2AM. I hear it in my home and haven�t tried to go outside to hear it.

What they reported

First noticed: 2017

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Insomnia, Sense of vibration

What stood out: a low hum

 

Others who described something like this

2019-05-27

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…

both described 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 a…

both described a low hum

2019-08-19

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)…

both described a low hum

2019-04-25

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 …

both described a low hum

2019-06-17

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 …

both described a low hum

2019-12-26

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…

both described a low hum

2018-03-31

A loud but low frequency hum that sounds like a car idling This hum is driving me mad, I get no sleep. It├»┬┐┬╜s not in my head as it├»┬┐┬╜s only in this location, it├»┬┐┬╜s not outside and …

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

2018-05-04

It sounds like an idling truck with a big engine. It makes me feel like I├»┬┐┬╜m going crazy sometimes. I look for the source but can├»┬┐┬╜t find it. I├»┬┐┬╜ve driven around my neighborhood …

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

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

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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.