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M7.4 solar flare on 2000-11-08
ClassM7.4NOAA report
Peak23:282000-11-08 UTC
Duration83 min
Peak flux7.4e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 20 / 2492 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 22 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Active region | AR 9213 (6 flares) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:48 | 09:58 | 17 | M1.5 | – | – | |
| 16:22 | 16:36 | 24 | M2.9 | N11W79 | – |
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.
← M5.0 2000-10-01X2.0 2000-11-24 →
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A M7.4 flare that began 2000-11-08 22:42 UTC; No. 20 of 2,492 C-class-or-larger flares in 2000.