AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Gurúè, Zambezia Province, Mozambique, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.051, 36.732 · first seen 9 October 2026, 10:15 UTC
10,980 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
1,150detections on that day
60 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 9 October 2026, 10:15 UTC, 70 km SSW of Gurúè. Last detected 9 October 2026, 11:55 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 10,980 | 1,150 | 60 | 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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