AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Formosa do Rio Preto, Bahia, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.072, -45.698 · first seen 6 October 2026, 16:20 UTC
5,127 MWpeak summed radiative power, 6 Oct
231detections on that day
16 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 16:20 UTC, 55 km W of Formosa do Rio Preto. Last detected 7 October 2026, 05:06 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 5,127 | 231 | 16 | 19% |
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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