Top 50 solar flares of the year 2010
On this page you will find an overview of the strongest solar flares of the year 2010 together with links to more information in our archive and a video (if available) of the event.
| Region | Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X1.2 | 2010/02/12 | 1046 | 11:19 | 11:26 | 11:28 | |
| 2 | M9.17 | 2010/02/07 | 1045 | 02:20 | 02:34 | 02:39 | |
| 3 | M7.77 | 2010/11/06 | 1121 | 15:27 | 15:36 | 15:44 | |
| 4 | M5.8 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 07:36 | 07:43 | 07:46 | |
| 5 | M4.94 | 2010/01/20 | 1041 | 17:50 | 17:55 | 18:00 | |
| 6 | M4.24 | 2010/10/16 | 1112 | 19:07 | 19:12 | 19:15 | |
| 7 | M4.21 | 2010/02/06 | 1045 | 18:47 | 18:59 | 19:09 | |
| 8 | M3.31 | 2010/01/19 | 1041 | 13:03 | 13:41 | 13:50 | |
| 9 | M2.95 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 13:50 | |
| 10 | M2.88 | 2010/06/12 | 1081 | 00:30 | 00:57 | 01:02 | |
| 11 | M2.64 | 2010/01/20 | 1041 | 10:46 | 10:59 | 11:10 | |
| 12 | M2.42 | 2010/01/19 | 1041 | 20:23 | 20:35 | 20:46 | |
| 13 | M2.39 | 2010/01/20 | 1041 | 07:42 | 07:49 | 07:53 | |
| 14 | M2.33 | 2010/11/04 | 1121 | 23:30 | 23:58 | 00:12 | |
| 15 | M1.88 | 2010/02/06 | 1045 | 21:31 | 21:37 | 21:42 | |
| 16 | M1.81 | 2010/05/05 | 1069 | 17:13 | 17:19 | 17:22 | |
| 17 | M1.66 | 2010/02/12 | 1045 | 17:52 | 18:08 | 18:15 | |
| 18 | M1.62 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 11:57 | 12:03 | 12:06 | |
| 19 | M1.56 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 21:01 | 21:23 | 21:28 | |
| 20 | M1.48 | 2010/11/05 | 1121 | 12:43 | 13:29 | 14:06 | |
| 21 | M1.47 | 2010/08/07 | 1093 | 17:55 | 18:24 | 18:47 | |
| 22 | M1.47 | 2010/01/20 | 1041 | 06:45 | 07:27 | 07:34 | |
| 23 | M1.46 | 2010/06/13 | 1079 | 05:30 | 05:39 | 05:44 | |
| 24 | M1.39 | 2010/11/05 | 1121 | 00:48 | 00:56 | 01:02 | |
| 25 | M1.39 | 2010/02/07 | 1045 | 04:42 | 04:52 | 04:54 | |
| 26 | M1.37 | 2010/02/13 | 1048 | 12:28 | 12:39 | 12:48 | |
| 27 | M1.32 | 2010/05/08 | 1069 | 04:51 | 04:59 | 05:04 | |
| 28 | M1.26 | 2010/05/05 | 1069 | 11:37 | 11:52 | 11:58 | |
| 29 | M1.23 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 05:12 | 05:23 | 05:30 | |
| 30 | M1.13 | 2010/02/12 | 1046 | 07:18 | 07:25 | 07:28 | |
| 31 | M1.09 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 04:04 | 04:15 | 04:20 | |
| 32 | C9.8 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 05:59 | 06:06 | 06:13 | |
| 33 | C8.8 | 2010/02/08 | 1045 | 03:08 | 03:17 | 03:23 | |
| 34 | C8.72 | 2010/06/12 | 1081 | 09:02 | 09:17 | 09:22 | |
| 35 | C8.19 | 2010/10/31 | 1117 | 04:26 | 04:31 | 04:36 | |
| 36 | C8.11 | 2010/05/01 | 1067 | 01:34 | 01:39 | 01:43 | |
| 37 | C7.78 | 2010/11/07 | 1121 | 01:31 | 01:41 | 01:52 | |
| 38 | C7.68 | 2010/12/15 | 1135 | 06:27 | 06:39 | 06:50 | |
| 39 | C7.67 | 2010/08/15 | 1099 | 18:23 | 18:30 | 18:37 | |
| 40 | C7.52 | 2010/01/19 | 1040 | 08:34 | 08:45 | 09:14 | |
| 41 | C7.38 | 2010/01/19 | 1041 | 17:44 | 17:55 | 18:21 | |
| 42 | C7.16 | 2010/01/20 | 1041 | 04:48 | 04:57 | 05:03 | |
| 43 | C7.13 | 2010/11/03 | 1121 | 12:07 | 12:21 | 12:33 | |
| 44 | C7.09 | 2010/01/18 | 1041 | 19:54 | 20:39 | 21:06 | |
| 45 | C7 | 2010/01/21 | 1041 | 01:16 | 01:20 | 01:24 | |
| 46 | C6.86 | 2010/11/11 | 1123 | 07:15 | 07:24 | 07:28 | |
| 47 | C6.74 | 2010/11/12 | 1123 | 01:28 | 01:34 | 01:38 | |
| 48 | C6.47 | 2010/08/18 | 1099 | 04:45 | 05:48 | 06:51 | |
| 49 | C6.45 | 2010/11/06 | 1121 | 04:38 | 04:47 | 04:57 | |
| 50 | C6.42 | 2010/01/19 | 1041 | 22:23 | 22:33 | 22:40 |
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