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M1.6 solar flare

GOES-18 recorded a M1.6 flare. Peak X-ray flux: 1.68e-5 W/m². This measurement alone does not establish an Earth-directed CME.

Observation time
19 October 2026 at 09:03 UTC
First saved by us
19 October 2026 at 09:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
20 October 2026

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Source classification
M1.6 · Observed by GOES

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First saved record · 19 October 2026 at 09:32 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of M1.6 solar flare. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Observation time: 19 October 2026 at 09:03 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

    {
      "id": "goes:18:2026-10-19T08:54:00Z",
      "category": "solar",
      "kind": "flare",
      "title": "M1.6 solar flare",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-19T09:03:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-19T09:16:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Observed peak",
      "severity": "M1.6",
      "flareClass": "M1.6",
      "flareFlux": 0.000016847712686285377,
      "place": "Sun",
      "coordinates": null,
      "status": "Observed by GOES",
      "summary": "GOES-18 recorded a M1.6 flare. Peak X-ray flux: 1.68e-5 W/m². This measurement alone does not establish an Earth-directed CME.",
      "url": "https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux",
      "source": "goes",
      "sourceName": "NOAA GOES",
      "revision": "53536d2c263a902eaf7ca855a694b673ffbce0dbade0c1bde62447f3b06c83ee"
    }
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