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Fire near Malhada, Bahia, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -14.444, -43.938 · first seen 9 October 2026, 15:58 UTC
5,241 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
217detections on that day
5 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 9 October 2026, 15:58 UTC, 21 km SW of Malhada. Last detected 10 October 2026, 05:06 UTC. Named places of 1,000 people or more within 25 km had a combined population of 45,730 (GeoNames).
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 5,241 | 217 | 5 | 60% |
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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