AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near St George Ranges, Western Australia, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -20.310, 126.831 · first seen 21 September 2026, 15:56 UTC
21,176 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
887detections on that day
34 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 21 September 2026, 15:56 UTC, 236 km SSW of St George Ranges. Last detected 24 September 2026, 16:58 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 12,747 | 545 | 20 | 21% |
| 2026-09-22 | 21,176 | 887 | 34 | 24% |
| 2026-09-23 | 18,786 | 599 | 29 | 18% |
| 2026-09-24 | 5,995 | 266 | 22 | 33% |
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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