AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.571, 141.893 · first seen 5 October 2026, 15:52 UTC
10,609 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
362detections on that day
29 kmwidest extent of the group
5days in the record
First detected 5 October 2026, 15:52 UTC, 25 km ENE of Morehead. Last detected 9 October 2026, 16:18 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 6,011 | 233 | 20 | 1.0% |
| 2026-10-06 | 10,608 | 359 | 26 | 3.0% |
| 2026-10-07 | 10,609 | 362 | 26 | 3.0% |
| 2026-10-08 | 4,927 | 337 | 29 | 3.0% |
| 2026-10-09 | 4,925 | 334 | 29 | 2.0% |
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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