AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 25 October 1993 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 25 October 1993 (Kp 6.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 49.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sun 24 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sun 24 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sun 24 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 24 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sun 24 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 25 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 25 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Mon 25 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Mon 25 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 25 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Mon 25 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 25 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 25 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 26 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 26 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Tue 26 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 26 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 26 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Tue 26 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 25 OctTue 26 Oct
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

1,796 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,721 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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