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M8.7 solar flare on 2014-10-22
ClassM8.7NOAA report
Peak01:592014-10-22 UTC
Duration72 min
Peak flux8.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 19 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 47 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:11 | 05:17 | 10 | M2.7 | – | – | |
| 14:02 | 14:28 | 48 | X1.6 | S14E13 | 12192 | |
| 15:51 | 15:57 | 12 | M1.4 | S14E13 | 12192 |
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.
← X1.1 2014-10-19X1.6 2014-10-22 →
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A M8.7 flare that began 2014-10-22 01:16 UTC; No. 19 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.