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Chile, Puerto Varas · 2023-11-21 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Chile, Puerto Varas

very low humming sound with periodic intervals of higher and lower volumes. Sometimes its slower than others but the variation is noticable. I moved from home to the other side of the city and stilk hear it. Before I thought it was a water storing facility that was close to my hose.

What they reported

First noticed: 2022

Pitch: I'd say something like 30Hz using Triangle wave

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Sense of vibration,

Changes with weather: Haven't realized really

What stood out: a low hum

 

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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.