AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Getentiri, South Papua, Indonesia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -6.728, 140.954 · first seen 25 September 2026, 15:39 UTC
8,782 MWpeak summed radiative power, 28 Sep
989detections on that day
88 kmwidest extent of the group
5days in the record
First detected 25 September 2026, 15:39 UTC, 64 km E of Getentiri. Last detected 30 September 2026, 16:41 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 3,927 | 639 | 54 | 45% |
| 2026-09-27 | 6,467 | 691 | 84 | 5.0% |
| 2026-09-28 | 8,782 | 989 | 88 | 21% |
| 2026-09-29 | 4,765 | 237 | 31 | 16% |
| 2026-09-30 | 3,923 | 355 | 35 | 57% |
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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