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M5.2 solar flare on 2014-02-04
ClassM5.2NOAA report
Peak04:002014-02-04 UTC
Duration9 min
Peak flux5.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 38 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 40 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | S14W06 |
| Active region | AR 11967 (41 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2014
X4.9
X3.1
X2.2
X2.0
X2.0
X1.8
X1.6
X1.6
X1.6
X1.5
X1.3
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:16 | 01:23 | 15 | M3.8 | N09W13 | 11968 | |
| 09:38 | 09:49 | 20 | M1.4 | S12W12 | 11967 | |
| 15:25 | 16:02 | 84 | M1.5 | S12W12 | 11967 |
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 M5.2 flare that began 2014-02-04 03:57 UTC; No. 38 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.