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M6.2 solar flare on 2022-09-16
ClassM6.2GOES-16 science data
Peak15:592022-09-16 UTC
Duration22 min
Peak flux6.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 17 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:44 | 09:49 | 11 | M7.9 | – | – |
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.
← M7.9 2022-09-16M5.8 2022-10-01 →
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A M6.2 flare that began 2022-09-16 15:49 UTC; No. 17 of 2,392 C-class-or-larger flares in 2022.