AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -20.618, 129.801 · first seen 29 September 2026, 16:07 UTC
6,754 MWpeak summed radiative power, 30 Sep
359detections on that day
28 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 29 September 2026, 16:07 UTC, 347 km SE of Halls Creek. Last detected 30 September 2026, 17:30 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | 6,151 | 210 | 25 | 11% |
| 2026-09-30 | 6,754 | 359 | 28 | 48% |
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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