AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 9 October 1992 at 09:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 9 October 1992 (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Thu 8 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.33 Thu 8 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Thu 8 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Thu 8 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 8 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 9 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Fri 9 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 9 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 9 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 9 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 9 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 9 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 9 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 10 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sat 10 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 10 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 10 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 10 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 10 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Fri 9 OctSat 10 Oct
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

1,185 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,011 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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