AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.267, 37.181 · first seen 3 October 2026, 10:32 UTC
8,523 MWpeak summed radiative power, 3 Oct
428detections on that day
32 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 3 October 2026, 10:32 UTC, 57 km ESE of Ifakara. Last detected 3 October 2026, 23:52 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 8,523 | 428 | 32 | 29% |
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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