AuroraMeteo

G3Peak 9 March 1993 at 00:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 9 March 1993 (Kp 6.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 21 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 7 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Sun 7 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 7 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 8 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 8 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 8 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 8 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 8 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 8 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 8 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 8 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Tue 9 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Tue 9 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Tue 9 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Tue 9 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 9 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 9 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 9 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 9 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 10 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 10 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 10 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 10 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Wed 10 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 8 MarTue 9 MarWed 10 Mar
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

6,970 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

3,677 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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