AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Likoma, Northern Region, Malawi, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.979, 35.405 · first seen 7 October 2026, 22:01 UTC
5,803 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
367detections on that day
18 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 7 October 2026, 22:01 UTC, 74 km E of Likoma. Last detected 9 October 2026, 00:01 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 5,803 | 367 | 16 | 11% |
| 2026-10-08 | 5,787 | 364 | 18 | 10% |
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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