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G2Peak 24 March 2002 at 03:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 24 March 2002 (Kp 6): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 54.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 15 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 23 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Sat 23 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Sat 23 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 23 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 23 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 23 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 23 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 23 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 24 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 24 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Sun 24 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Sun 24 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 24 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 24 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 24 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 24 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 25 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Mon 25 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 25 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 25 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Mon 25 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Mon 25 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 23 MarSun 24 MarMon 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

2,355 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

CountryPlacesExamplesFurthest from the pole
United States 1,021 Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Detroit Peoria
Canada 407 Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa Eastern Passage
United Kingdom 345 Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh Manchester
Sweden 145 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Uppsala Oxie
Finland 123 Helsinki, Espoon keskus, Tampere urban area, Vantaa Raseborg
Norway 77 Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger Mandal
Denmark 75 Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Frederiksberg Esbjerg
Latvia 39 Riga, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Jelgava Daugavpils
Ireland 37 Dublin, Galway, Tallaght, Drogheda Dublin
Estonia 21 Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Pärnu Võru
Iceland 18 Reykjavík, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær Vík í Mýrdal
Lithuania 18 Klaipeda City Municipality, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Mažeikiai Utena
New Zealand 14 Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Rolleston Christchurch
Greenland 6 Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq Qaqortoq
Australia 5 Hobart, Launceston, Bruny Island (Alonnah), Southport / Cockle Creek Launceston
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

2,732 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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