AuroraMeteo

G3Peak 8 February 1992 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 8 February 1992 (Kp 7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 52.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 7 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 7 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 7 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 7 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 7 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Fri 7 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Sat 8 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 8 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 8 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sat 8 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 8 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Sat 8 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Sat 8 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 8 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 9 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 7.00 Sun 9 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 9 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 9 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 9 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Sun 9 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 8 FebSun 9 Feb
Kp 0–3 Kp 4 Kp 5–6 (G1–G2) Kp 7+ (G3+) Times in UTC; faded bars are forecasts.

Three-hourly Kp from GFZ, one day either side of the storm.

Where the aurora could be seen

3,117 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

3,686 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.

Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.

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