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Fire near Mafinga, Iringa, Tanzania, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -6.922, 34.207 · first seen 5 October 2026, 22:37 UTC
7,105 MWpeak summed radiative power, 5 Oct
471detections on that day
18 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 5 October 2026, 22:37 UTC, 102 km WNW of Mafinga. Last detected 6 October 2026, 23:16 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 7,105 | 471 | 18 | 23% |
| 2026-10-06 | 6,948 | 423 | 16 | 14% |
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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