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G1Peak 27 October 1992 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 27 October 1992 at 15:00 UTC (Kp 5): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 56.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 52.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 26 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 26 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 26 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 26 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 26 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 27 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 27 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 27 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 27 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 27 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 27 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 27 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 27 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 28 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 28 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 28 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 28 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 28 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 28 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 27 OctWed 28 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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
Canada 253 Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton Saanich
United States 165 Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Anchorage, Spokane Billings
Finland 123 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Sweden 99 Stockholm, Uppsala, Linköping, Örebro Karlskrona
Norway 74 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Grimstad
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Lithuania 18 Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Mažeikiai Utena
New Zealand 7 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Gore Oamaru
Australia 5 Hobart, Launceston, Bruny Island (Alonnah), Southport / Cockle Creek Launceston
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
United Kingdom 4 Isle of Lewis, Thurso, Kirkwall, Lerwick Isle of Lewis
Svalbard & Jan Mayen 1 Longyearbyen Longyearbyen
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,547 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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