Aursee · notable fire
Fire near Bayunglincir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -1.863, 103.907 · first seen 5 October 2026, 18:11 UTC
13,079 MWpeak summed radiative power, 6 Oct
688detections on that day
16 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 5 October 2026, 18:11 UTC, 34 km NE of Bayunglincir. Last detected 9 October 2026, 06:57 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 4,268 | 328 | 12 | 55% |
| 2026-10-06 | 13,079 | 688 | 16 | 67% |
| 2026-10-07 | 6,979 | 384 | 12 | 47% |
| 2026-10-08 | 5,734 | 502 | 6 | 81% |
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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