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The geomagnetic storm of 7 – 9 April 1995

On 7 – 9 April 1995 the Kp index reached 8: a G4 (severe) storm, with 36 hours at Kp 5 or more. At its peak the lights could be seen from 632,065 places in the atlas, down to about 45° magnetic latitude.

Kp 8Peak Kp · 7 April 1995 15:00 UT
36Hours at Kp 5 or more
207Largest ap
Solar cycle 22Year 9 of solar cycle 22

Kp every three hours

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6 Apr7 Apr8 Apr9 Apr10 Apr

Where the lights could be seen

At Kp 8 the lights reach 632,065 places of the atlas on the horizon and 334,802 overhead, down to about 45° magnetic latitude.

The largest towns that could see them