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Fire near Kuala Pembuang, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -3.045, 112.370 · first seen 21 September 2026, 17:32 UTC
8,266 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
637detections on that day
33 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 21 September 2026, 17:32 UTC, 42 km NNW of Kuala Pembuang. Last detected 23 September 2026, 18:53 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 6,957 | 522 | 33 | 19% |
| 2026-09-22 | 8,266 | 637 | 33 | 34% |
| 2026-09-23 | 4,130 | 445 | 28 | 47% |
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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