AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Morehead, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.863, 141.672 · first seen 7 October 2026, 03:25 UTC
5,498 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
592detections on that day
51 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 7 October 2026, 03:25 UTC, 94 km N of Morehead. Last detected 7 October 2026, 16:09 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 5,498 | 592 | 51 | 24% |
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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