AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.725, 142.428 · first seen 6 October 2026, 15:33 UTC
5,044 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
366detections on that day
43 kmwidest extent of the group
5days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 15:33 UTC, 80 km E of Morehead. Last detected 10 October 2026, 16:37 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 3,255 | 318 | 39 | 3.0% |
| 2026-10-07 | 3,267 | 325 | 39 | 5.0% |
| 2026-10-08 | 3,630 | 281 | 34 | 2.0% |
| 2026-10-09 | 5,044 | 366 | 43 | 1.0% |
| 2026-10-10 | 5,042 | 365 | 43 | 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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