AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.110, 141.360 · first seen 3 October 2026, 15:26 UTC
10,601 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
904detections on that day
52 kmwidest extent of the group
9days in the record
First detected 3 October 2026, 15:26 UTC, 62 km NNW of Morehead. Last detected 12 October 2026, 04:55 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 3,807 | 284 | 24 | 15% |
| 2026-10-04 | 3,949 | 352 | 26 | 30% |
| 2026-10-05 | 3,364 | 319 | 32 | 40% |
| 2026-10-06 | 6,459 | 430 | 30 | 24% |
| 2026-10-07 | 10,601 | 904 | 52 | 32% |
| 2026-10-08 | 3,151 | 331 | 30 | 27% |
| 2026-10-09 | 3,712 | 286 | 31 | 11% |
| 2026-10-10 | 7,316 | 713 | 36 | 42% |
| 2026-10-11 | 6,441 | 698 | 36 | 47% |
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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