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Fire near Kuala Pembuang, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -3.424, 111.890 · first seen 20 September 2026, 17:13 UTC
16,494 MWpeak summed radiative power, 21 Sep
620detections on that day
21 kmwidest extent of the group
5days in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 17:13 UTC, 70 km W of Kuala Pembuang. Last detected 24 September 2026, 18:36 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 6,245 | 398 | 11 | 41% |
| 2026-09-21 | 16,494 | 620 | 18 | 37% |
| 2026-09-22 | 16,480 | 543 | 19 | 28% |
| 2026-09-23 | 9,009 | 591 | 21 | 45% |
| 2026-09-24 | 3,108 | 325 | 11 | 59% |
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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