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Fire near Lajeado, Tocantins, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -9.851, -48.432 · first seen 20 September 2026, 16:20 UTC
7,164 MWpeak summed radiative power, 20 Sep
220detections on that day
6 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 16:20 UTC, 14 km SW of Lajeado. Last detected 21 September 2026, 05:06 UTC. Named places of 1,000 people or more within 25 km had a combined population of 3,520 (GeoNames).
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 7,164 | 220 | 6 | 20% |
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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