Aursee · notable fire
Fire near Getentiri, South Papua, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -6.622, 140.907 · first seen 10 October 2026, 15:14 UTC
11,625 MWpeak summed radiative power, 11 Oct
1,802detections on that day
78 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 10 October 2026, 15:14 UTC, 65 km E of Getentiri. Last detected 11 October 2026, 16:35 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | 10,177 | 1,439 | 71 | 56% |
| 2026-10-11 | 11,625 | 1,802 | 78 | 63% |
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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