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M5.1 solar flare on 2025-02-02
ClassM5.1GOES-16 science data
Peak14:042025-02-02 UTC
Duration9 min
Peak flux5.1e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 41 / 3004 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 50 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 25 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2025
X5.1
X4.0
X2.4
X1.9
X1.9
X1.8
X1.8
X1.7
X1.7
X1.2
X1.2
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:41 | 12:50 | 18 | M1.4 | – | – | |
| 15:08 | 15:13 | 7 | M1.2 | – | – | |
| 15:21 | 15:33 | 21 | M2.7 | – | – | |
| 23:09 | 23:24 | 32 | M4.1 | – | – |
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.
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A M5.1 flare that began 2025-02-02 13:58 UTC; No. 41 of 3,004 C-class-or-larger flares in 2025.