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M9.3 solar flare on 2014-03-12
ClassM9.3NOAA report
Peak22:342014-03-12 UTC
Duration11 min
Peak flux9.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 18 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 22 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N15W78 |
| Active region | AR 11996 (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:55 | 11:05 | 16 | M2.5 | N13W69 | 11996 |
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.
← X4.9 2014-02-25X1.0 2014-03-29 →
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A M9.3 flare that began 2014-03-12 22:28 UTC; No. 18 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.