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M9.6 solar flare on 1993-02-06
ClassM9.6NOAA report
Peak18:201993-02-06 UTC
Duration140 min
Peak flux9.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 2 / 1216 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | N12E26 |
| Active region | AR 7417 (13 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1993
M9.7
M9.6
M8.7
M7.7
M7.3
M7.0
M5.8
M5.4
M5.1
M5.1
M4.4
M4.3
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:40 | 16:48 | 36 | M1.0 | S13E54 | 7420 |
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.
← X9.0 1992-11-02M5.8 1993-02-17 →
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A M9.6 flare that began 1993-02-06 18:12 UTC; No. 2 of 1,216 C-class-or-larger flares in 1993.