G3Peak 10 June 1993 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 10 June 1993 (Kp 7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 52.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 6 hours.

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

1,111 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Based on each place's Kp threshold (terrain included) and the Sun's position during each 3-hour Kp block.
Country	Places	Examples	Furthest from the pole
United Kingdom	394	Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds	Luton
Germany	165	Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Hannover	Kreisfreie Stadt Münster
Poland	163	Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin	Zielona Góra
Netherlands	99	Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht	Rotterdam
Denmark	94	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg	Nykøbing Falster
Sweden	57	Gothenburg, Malmö, Jönköping, Helsingborg	Trelleborg
Ireland	51	Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway	Cork
Latvia	39	Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava	Daugavpils
Lithuania	31	Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai	Druskininkai
Australia	7	Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Burnie	Burnie
Estonia	4	Kuressaare, Võru, Valga, Põlva	Võru
New Zealand	4	Invercargill, Gore, Queenstown, Stewart Island/Rakiura (Oban)	Queenstown
Canada	2	Belle-Baie, Bathurst	Bathurst
Kazakhstan	1	Petropavl	Petropavl

Only in photos

1,710 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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