diff --git a/changelog/179.bugfix.rst b/changelog/179.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a234b5c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/179.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated GOES event list to account for change in the HEK results from sunpy 7.0.
diff --git a/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/goes_xrs.py b/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/goes_xrs.py
index bdb7f52f..f611abe9 100644
--- a/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/goes_xrs.py
+++ b/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/goes_xrs.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def get_goes_event_list(timerange, goes_class_filter=None):
         A list of all the flares found for the given time range.
     """
     # Importing hek here to avoid calling code that relies on optional dependencies.
+    from sunpy import __version__ as sunpy_version
     from sunpy.net import attrs, hek
 
     # use HEK module to search for GOES events
@@ -69,13 +70,17 @@ def get_goes_event_list(timerange, goes_class_filter=None):
     goes_event_list = []
 
     for r in result:
+        if sunpy_version < "7.0.0":
+            event_coord = (r["event_coord1"], r["event_coord2"])
+        else:
+            event_coord = (r["event_coord"])
         goes_event = {
             "event_date": parse_time(r["event_starttime"]).strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
             "start_time": parse_time(r["event_starttime"]),
             "peak_time": parse_time(r["event_peaktime"]),
             "end_time": parse_time(r["event_endtime"]),
             "goes_class": str(r["fl_goescls"]),
-            "goes_location": (r["event_coord1"], r["event_coord2"]),
+            "goes_location": (event_coord),
             "noaa_active_region": r["ar_noaanum"],
         }
         goes_event_list.append(goes_event)
diff --git a/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/tests/test_goes_xrs.py b/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/tests/test_goes_xrs.py
index 4a456827..36366c45 100644
--- a/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/tests/test_goes_xrs.py
+++ b/sunkit_instruments/goes_xrs/tests/test_goes_xrs.py
@@ -148,21 +148,26 @@ def test_comparison_with_IDL_version(goes_files, idl_files):
 # Test the other GOES-XRS functionality
 @pytest.mark.remote_data
 def test_goes_event_list():
+    from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
+
+    from sunpy import __version__ as sunpy_version
+
     # Set a time range to search
     trange = TimeRange("2011-06-07 00:00", "2011-06-08 00:00")
     # Test case where GOES class filter is applied
     result = goes.get_goes_event_list(trange, goes_class_filter="M1")
+    base_type = tuple if sunpy_version < "7.0.0" else SkyCoord
     assert isinstance(result, list)
     assert isinstance(result[0], dict)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["event_date"], str)
-    assert isinstance(result[0]["goes_location"], tuple)
+    assert isinstance(result[0]["goes_location"], base_type)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["peak_time"], Time)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["start_time"], Time)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["end_time"], Time)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["goes_class"], str)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["noaa_active_region"], np.int64)
     assert result[0]["event_date"] == "2011-06-07"
-    assert result[0]["goes_location"] == (54, -21)
+    assert result[0]["goes_location"] in [(54, -21), SkyCoord(54 * u.deg, -21 * u.deg, frame="heliographic_stonyhurst", obstime=result[0]["start_time"])]
     # float error
     assert is_time_equal(result[0]["start_time"], parse_time((2011, 6, 7, 6, 16)))
     assert is_time_equal(result[0]["peak_time"], parse_time((2011, 6, 7, 6, 41)))
@@ -174,14 +179,14 @@ def test_goes_event_list():
     assert isinstance(result, list)
     assert isinstance(result[0], dict)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["event_date"], str)
-    assert isinstance(result[0]["goes_location"], tuple)
+    assert isinstance(result[0]["goes_location"], base_type)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["peak_time"], Time)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["start_time"], Time)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["end_time"], Time)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["goes_class"], str)
     assert isinstance(result[0]["noaa_active_region"], np.int64)
     assert result[0]["event_date"] == "2011-06-07"
-    assert result[0]["goes_location"] == (54, -21)
+    assert result[0]["goes_location"] in [(54, -21), SkyCoord(54 * u.deg, -21 * u.deg, frame="heliographic_stonyhurst", obstime=result[0]["start_time"])]
     assert is_time_equal(result[0]["start_time"], parse_time((2011, 6, 7, 6, 16)))
     assert is_time_equal(result[0]["peak_time"], parse_time((2011, 6, 7, 6, 41)))
     assert is_time_equal(result[0]["end_time"], parse_time((2011, 6, 7, 6, 59)))