AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 21 February 1993 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 21 February 1993 (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 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 20 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 20 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 20 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 21 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 21 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 21 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 21 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 21 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 21 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 21 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 21 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 22 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 22 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 22 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 22 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 22 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 22 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 22 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 21 FebMon 22 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

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

Only in photos

650 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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