Ara,

The sound I had never heard before was the ending sound of the Nisqually quake. I could hear the p-waves spreading out.

I spoke to Charlotte King a few years ago and we compared notes on what we hear. She hears things at a lower frequency than I do, but they are ULF sounds. She would be in the Extreme Ultra Low Frequency Level.

The longest ear tone I've ever had was 57 seconds and it was for a 7.0 quake in the Sandwich Islands if I recall correctly. Most of them are less than 20 seconds and the majority less than 13 seconds. From mapping out CA I learned there are some places I can't hear at all. And I do have my limits as to what I feel is a sure bet versus a long shot.

I think what I came to realize long ago is that you can have ear tones without earthquakes, but it does not invalidate the ear tone that was heard. Episodic tremors proved that conclusively. They are from slow deep movement. Its not from a normal earthquake, but I and my researchers do hear these events.

I don't hear any background sounds or huming. I have had exceptional hearing though and found when people whisper in another room I can hear what they are saying. And the TV with loud sounds like sports or commercials makes me really irritable.

Thank you for your posts. Few know what you do and its rather refreshing to listen to your thoughts.

Petra