SO's attribute the recent geomagnetic activity to coronal holes and M1 flare(s) not so much the glancing blow from the X5. Starts about the 2 min mark:



The sun appears to be very weak nonetheless. In 2002, during the last double-peak, there were X flares daily, sometimes hourly.

Now our magneetoshpere is 15% weaker.

For some reason the large sunspots spout off on the eastern limb but then go quiet as they rotate towards us, this probably won't always be the case ...