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M7.2 solar flare on 2022-04-20
ClassM7.2GOES-16 science data
Peak01:362022-04-20 UTC
Duration23 min
Peak flux7.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 13 / 2392 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 32 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 25 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2022
X2.2
X1.5
X1.3
X1.1
X1.1
X1.1
X1.0
M9.6
M9.6
M8.7
M8.6
M7.9
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:07 | 01:14 | 12 | M1.2 | – | – | |
| 03:41 | 03:57 | 22 | X2.2 | – | – | |
| 12:24 | 12:53 | 37 | M1.9 | – | – |
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 2022-04-17X2.2 2022-04-20 →
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A M7.2 flare that began 2022-04-20 01:20 UTC; No. 13 of 2,392 C-class-or-larger flares in 2022.