AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Larapinta, Northern Territory, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -22.081, 131.834 · first seen 21 September 2026, 15:56 UTC
13,725 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
411detections on that day
27 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 21 September 2026, 15:56 UTC, 272 km NW of Larapinta. Last detected 24 September 2026, 17:00 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 13,664 | 389 | 20 | 21% |
| 2026-09-22 | 13,725 | 411 | 21 | 25% |
| 2026-09-23 | 4,287 | 413 | 25 | 19% |
| 2026-09-24 | 5,699 | 455 | 27 | 17% |
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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