New Zealand, Whitianga · 2018-09-11 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
A low hum in New Zealand, Whitianga
Low hum that sometimes varies. Sounds like a distant digger working, or ppumping station,or a transformer...........etc It tends to vary between two tones up and down with one dominant. I was sure it was a pumping station or the telephone exchange next door but whenever I go out to look and listen a night I can�t hear it. Must be some sort of tinnitus??? I also still hear it with the headphones on..... very low tho,80-85hz so can that travel and penetrate walls and headphones?
What they reported
First noticed: 2005
Pitch: 80hz
Loudest: During the night
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Insomnia;Sense of vibration;Anxiety
Changes with weather: A lot of wind or rain will mask it
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