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M7.7 solar flare on 1993-03-06
ClassM7.7NOAA report
Peak20:331993-03-06 UTC
Duration124 min
Peak flux7.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 4 / 1216 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 13 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S04E29 |
| Active region | AR 7440 (25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:32 | 10:38 | 20 | M3.8 | – | – |
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.
← M5.1 1993-03-02M7.3 1993-03-11 →
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A M7.7 flare that began 1993-03-06 20:14 UTC; No. 4 of 1,216 C-class-or-larger flares in 1993.