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DH1 4ED · 2018-06-29 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in DH1 4ED

Constant deep humming, roughly 60 Hz I found the source! It was emanating from an building site for a multi-storey retail development (Framwell Gate, Durham). Specifically it was coming from industrial air conditioning units, and then it was resonating nearby concrete structures. To reach my apartment it had to travel through ~750 meters of ground,

What they reported

First noticed: 2018

Pitch: 60 sin wave

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Sense of vibration;Anxiety

Changes with weather: Unsure

What stood out: a low hum

 

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2018-06-29

Deep droning humming noise. Near constant, with intermittment stoppage for a few seconds at a time. I have been hearing the humfor a week so far. There are several large constuction sites in

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2020-09-26

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2018-06-16

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2018-02-21

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2018-08-16

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2018-10-07

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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.