AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Jacareacanga, Pará, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.577, -57.682 · first seen 20 September 2026, 16:56 UTC
5,807 MWpeak summed radiative power, 21 Sep
239detections on that day
8 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 16:56 UTC, 151 km S of Jacareacanga. Last detected 22 September 2026, 05:23 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 5,646 | 204 | 6 | 65% |
| 2026-09-21 | 5,807 | 239 | 8 | 55% |
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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