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MANCHESTER ENGLAND M27 postcode area · 2019-12-26 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in MANCHESTER ENGLAND M27 postcode area

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 a few seconds at a time but it's rare and happens at random times even if I can't hear the humming at the same time.

What they reported

First noticed: 2014

Pitch: 115 Hertz sine frequency

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Sense of vibration

Changes with weather: Not that I have noticed as generally if it is windy or raining I don't notice the humming

What stood out: a low humbuzzing

 

Others who described something like this

2019-03-13

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2022-03-06

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2018-07-15

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2018-01-29

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2019-05-07

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2022-04-21

Constant humming noise. Sounds like a car engine idling on high revs or a fridge humming. It's really difficult to point where it is coming from. It is becoming more frequent and consistent.

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

2019-01-01

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

2024-01-06

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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.