AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Doomadgee, Queensland, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -18.571, 138.506 · first seen 8 October 2026, 15:35 UTC
6,129 MWpeak summed radiative power, 8 Oct
408detections on that day
17 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 15:35 UTC, 78 km SSW of Doomadgee. Last detected 9 October 2026, 05:10 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 6,129 | 408 | 17 | 26% |
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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