AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -18.325, 130.364 · first seen 23 September 2026, 04:25 UTC
6,066 MWpeak summed radiative power, 23 Sep
340detections on that day
24 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 23 September 2026, 04:25 UTC, 285 km E of Halls Creek. Last detected 23 September 2026, 17:15 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 6,066 | 340 | 24 | 74% |
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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