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Fire near Lagoa do Tocantins, Tocantins, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -10.483, -47.262 · first seen 8 October 2026, 04:02 UTC
8,574 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
397detections on that day
17 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 04:02 UTC, 32 km ESE of Lagoa do Tocantins. Last detected 10 October 2026, 04:46 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 4,233 | 279 | 14 | 14% |
| 2026-10-09 | 8,574 | 397 | 17 | 6.0% |
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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