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M7.1 solar flare on 1995-04-22
ClassM7.1NOAA report
Peak11:501995-04-22 UTC
Duration83 min
Peak flux7.1e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 1 / 159 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 2 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S00W85 |
| Active region | AR 7863 (7 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1995
M7.1
M4.8
M4.3
M2.6
M2.4
M1.5
M1.5
M1.2
M1.1
M1.1
M1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:29 | 17:42 | 25 | M1.2 | – | – |
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.
← M6.1 1994-01-16X2.6 1996-07-09 →
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A M7.1 flare that began 1995-04-22 10:45 UTC; No. 1 of 159 C-class-or-larger flares in 1995.