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M6.8 solar flare on 2000-05-04
ClassM6.8NOAA report
Peak11:082000-05-04 UTC
Duration17 min
Peak flux6.8e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 22 / 2492 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 20 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2000
X5.7
X4.0
X2.3
X2.3
X2.0
X1.9
X1.9
X1.8
X1.8
X1.2
X1.2
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:32 | 04:51 | 30 | M2.8 | S14W90 | 8977 |
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.
← X1.8 2000-03-24M7.6 2000-06-02 →
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A M6.8 flare that began 2000-05-04 10:57 UTC; No. 22 of 2,492 C-class-or-larger flares in 2000.