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G1Peak 13 March 1993 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 March 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 Fri 12 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 12 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 12 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 13 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sat 13 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 13 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 13 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 13 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 13 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 13 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 13 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 14 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 14 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 14 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 14 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 14 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 14 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 14 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 13 MarSun 14 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

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

Only in photos

705 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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