Angular separation in latitude (left) and longitude (right) between consecutive transequatorial flares observed by SDO/AIA with w ≤ 1.5 hour. Panels a and b cover the full solar cycle 24, c, d the rising phase, and e, f the decaying phase. Phases match those in Figure 6, with vertical black dashed lines in Figure 2. Histograms are normalized so the total cycle (blue curve) integrates to unity. The gray area shows the $\sqrt{N}$ counting error, and dashed lines in (a) mark distribution means.