AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Bamaga, Queensland, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.834, 142.566 · first seen 8 October 2026, 15:33 UTC
9,328 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
331detections on that day
18 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 15:33 UTC, 106 km S of Bamaga. Last detected 9 October 2026, 16:56 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 9,317 | 342 | 18 | 10% |
| 2026-10-09 | 9,328 | 331 | 18 | 7.0% |
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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