AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Mission River, Queensland, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -12.619, 142.712 · first seen 10 October 2026, 03:10 UTC
5,319 MWpeak summed radiative power, 10 Oct
373detections on that day
13 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 10 October 2026, 03:10 UTC, 82 km E of Mission River. Last detected 11 October 2026, 16:37 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | 5,319 | 373 | 13 | 38% |
| 2026-10-11 | 5,295 | 309 | 13 | 25% |
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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