AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 14 October 1992 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 14 October 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 15 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 13 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 13 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 14 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 14 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 14 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 14 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 14 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 14 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 14 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 14 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Thu 15 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 15 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 15 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 15 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 15 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 15 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 15 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 15 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 16 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 16 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 16 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 16 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 14 OctThu 15 OctFri 16 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

1,468 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,894 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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