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Fire near Mocuba, Zambezia Province, Mozambique, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.416, 36.493 · first seen 9 October 2026, 10:15 UTC
6,751 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
588detections on that day
50 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 9 October 2026, 10:15 UTC, 70 km NW of Mocuba. Last detected 11 October 2026, 11:55 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 6,751 | 588 | 50 | 0.0% |
| 2026-10-10 | 4,011 | 332 | 35 | 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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