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G2Peak 13 April 1993 at 09:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 13 April 1993 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Mon 12 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 12 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 12 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 12 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Mon 12 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 12 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 12 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 13 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 13 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Tue 13 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 13 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Tue 13 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 13 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 13 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 13 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 14 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 14 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 14 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Wed 14 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Tue 13 AprWed 14 Apr
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

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

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 451 Seattle, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Saint Paul Cedar Rapids
Canada 360 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Hamilton
Iceland 11 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
New Zealand 9 Dunedin, Invercargill, Mosgiel, Wānaka Wānaka
Australia 7 Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie Burnie
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
United Kingdom 2 Derry, Limavady Derry
Ireland 1 Letterkenny Letterkenny
Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.

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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