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Fire near Kepi, South Papua, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -6.597, 139.454 · first seen 6 October 2026, 03:47 UTC
10,732 MWpeak summed radiative power, 6 Oct
844detections on that day
70 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 03:47 UTC, 17 km ESE of Kepi. Last detected 6 October 2026, 16:30 UTC. Named places of 1,000 people or more within 25 km had a combined population of 8,394 (GeoNames).
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 10,732 | 844 | 70 | 35% |
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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