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G3Peak 24 March 1993 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 24 March 1993 (Kp 7.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 51.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 47.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 23 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 23 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 23 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 23 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Tue 23 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 23 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 23 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 24 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 24 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Wed 24 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 7.33 Wed 24 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Wed 24 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 24 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 24 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 24 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 25 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 25 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 25 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 25 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 25 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Wed 24 MarThu 25 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

2,545 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 1,698 New York City, Brooklyn, Chicago, Queens Lexington
Canada 407 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Eastern Passage
United Kingdom 345 Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh Manchester
Ireland 37 Dublin, Galway, Tallaght, Drogheda Dublin
New Zealand 23 Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin, Invercargill Wellington
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Faroe Islands 4 Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Fuglafjørður, Miðvágur Tórshavn
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

Only in photos

1,928 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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