AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Meconta, Nampula, Mozambique, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -14.534, 39.511 · first seen 6 October 2026, 22:22 UTC
5,102 MWpeak summed radiative power, 6 Oct
662detections on that day
63 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 22:22 UTC, 62 km NW of Meconta. Last detected 8 October 2026, 22:40 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 5,102 | 662 | 56 | 1.0% |
| 2026-10-07 | 5,101 | 660 | 56 | 0.0% |
| 2026-10-08 | 3,141 | 470 | 63 | 0.0% |
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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