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M5.6 solar flare on 1992-04-01
ClassM5.6NOAA report
Peak00:531992-04-01 UTC
Duration5 min
Peak flux5.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 21 / 2134 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 8 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S09W45 |
| Active region | AR 7116 (15 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1992
X9.0
X3.9
X3.3
X1.8
X1.7
X1.7
X1.4
X1.3
X1.2
X1.0
M7.8
M7.6
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:12 | 10:17 | 14 | M2.3 | – | – | |
| 17:25 | 17:39 | 78 | M3.9 | S09W56 | 7116 |
All times UTC. Until June 2017 classes are NOAA's reports of the time (GOES-15 and earlier included a 0.7 scaling factor); later classes come from calibrated GOES-16/18 data, so the same flare reads about 1.4× larger. Do not compare the two periods directly.
← M7.8 1992-03-15M7.4 1992-05-08 →
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A M5.6 flare that began 1992-04-01 00:51 UTC; No. 21 of 2,134 C-class-or-larger flares in 1992.