AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Moura, Queensland, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -24.298, 149.401 · first seen 2 October 2026, 02:56 UTC
6,302 MWpeak summed radiative power, 2 Oct
252detections on that day
6 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 2 October 2026, 02:56 UTC, 65 km WNW of Moura. Last detected 2 October 2026, 16:09 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 6,302 | 252 | 6 | 37% |
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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