G2Peak 11 June 1992 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 11 June 1992 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

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

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

Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.
Country	Places	Examples	Furthest from the pole
United Kingdom	149	Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Newcastle upon Tyne	Middlesbrough
Denmark	93	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg	Nakskov
Sweden	55	Gothenburg, Malmö, Jönköping, Helsingborg	Trelleborg
Latvia	39	Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava	Daugavpils
Canada	36	Winnipeg, Regina, Thunder Bay, Moncton	Sydney Mines
Lithuania	25	Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys	Kaunas
United States	9	Lewiston, Bangor, Queensbury, Auburn	Queensbury
Australia	7	Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie	Burnie
New Zealand	5	Invercargill, Gore, Queenstown, Stewart Island/Rakiura (Oban)	Queenstown
Estonia	4	Kuressaare, Võru, Valga, Põlva	Võru
Ireland	2	Letterkenny, Sligo	Sligo
Germany	1	Westerland	Westerland
Kazakhstan	1	Petropavl	Petropavl

Only in photos

1,807 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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