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Fire near Mocuba, Zambezia Province, Mozambique, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.451, 36.412 · first seen 23 September 2026, 22:22 UTC
7,615 MWpeak summed radiative power, 24 Sep
659detections on that day
45 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 23 September 2026, 22:22 UTC, 75 km NW of Mocuba. Last detected 26 September 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 7,411 | 509 | 44 | 1.0% |
| 2026-09-24 | 7,615 | 659 | 44 | 24% |
| 2026-09-25 | 3,963 | 327 | 45 | 11% |
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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