AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Apuí, Amazonas, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -6.620, -59.948 · first seen 20 September 2026, 16:58 UTC
8,548 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
321detections on that day
15 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 16:58 UTC, 99 km N of Apuí. Last detected 23 September 2026, 06:08 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 4,022 | 201 | 15 | 48% |
| 2026-09-22 | 8,548 | 321 | 11 | 67% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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