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Fire near Quilenda, Kwanza Sul, Angola, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.476, 14.221 · first seen 21 September 2026, 11:51 UTC
6,375 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
953detections on that day
122 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 21 September 2026, 11:51 UTC, 8 km WSW of Quilenda. Last detected 24 September 2026, 12:17 UTC. Named places of 1,000 people or more within 25 km had a combined population of 61,147 (GeoNames).
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 4,622 | 618 | 82 | 0.0% |
| 2026-09-22 | 6,375 | 953 | 122 | 0.0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 5,889 | 912 | 116 | 0.0% |
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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