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Fire near Kuala Pembuang, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -3.214, 112.095 · first seen 2 October 2026, 17:26 UTC
6,397 MWpeak summed radiative power, 3 Oct
624detections on that day
29 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 2 October 2026, 17:26 UTC, 50 km WNW of Kuala Pembuang. Last detected 5 October 2026, 18:28 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 3,330 | 278 | 16 | 38% |
| 2026-10-03 | 6,397 | 624 | 29 | 46% |
| 2026-10-04 | 6,031 | 621 | 29 | 45% |
| 2026-10-05 | 3,908 | 473 | 22 | 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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