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M6.1 solar flare on 2002-04-04
ClassM6.1NOAA report
Peak15:322002-04-04 UTC
Duration14 min
Peak flux6.1e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 20 / 2553 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2002
X4.8
X3.3
X3.1
X3.0
X2.1
X1.8
X1.5
X1.5
X1.5
X1.2
X1.0
X1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:41 | 10:48 | 13 | M1.4 | – | – |
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.
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A M6.1 flare that began 2002-04-04 15:24 UTC; No. 20 of 2,553 C-class-or-larger flares in 2002.