The Night the Farm Vibrated: 18.6 Hz Under Amanda's House

The Night the Farm Vibrated: 18.6 Hz Under Amanda's House

A low-frequency pulse at 18.6 Hz vibrated a Nebraska farmhouse so strongly Amanda felt it in her chest for three winters before anyone recorded it; the first calibrated capture happened at 2:41 AM on a Thursday in May 2016. What kept the sound recurring between November and March, arriving in waves every four to five seconds, and why did it take nearly three years and specialist equipment to find it?

In this episode, we present the sequence of events from the first sensations in November 2013 through the first infrasound recording in May 2016, following who heard it, who reported it, and who eventually brought the right gear. Could the answer really have been hiding in plain sight on Amanda Rice’s 212-acre farm?

Person: Amanda Rice
Location: 212 acres outside Parlin, Nebraska
First reported occurrence: November 2013
Recorded capture: May 2016 at 2:41 AM
Primary frequency: 18.6 Hz

- Amanda first felt a pressure behind her sternum with waves about every 4-5 seconds in November 2013.
- Brian Donnelly, a meter reader, heard a sustained low tone near the property on January 9, 2014 and called the county sheriff.
- Deputy Scott Farley filed a report describing a low-frequency noise of indeterminate source after arriving 22 minutes later.
- Amanda lived on the same 212-acre farm her father had worked and was 38 when the sound started.
- Debra Osborne, a freelance specialist in infrasound, collected reports for three years before recording the phenomenon.

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