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M7.9 solar flare on 2022-09-16
ClassM7.9GOES-16 science data
Peak09:492022-09-16 UTC
Duration11 min
Peak flux7.9e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 12 / 2392 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:49 | 15:59 | 22 | M6.2 | – | – |
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.
← M8.6 2022-08-29M6.2 2022-09-16 →
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A M7.9 flare that began 2022-09-16 09:44 UTC; No. 12 of 2,392 C-class-or-larger flares in 2022.