AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Mpika, Muchinga, Zambia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -11.527, 31.866 · first seen 25 September 2026, 11:19 UTC
5,599 MWpeak summed radiative power, 25 Sep
612detections on that day
52 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 25 September 2026, 11:19 UTC, 56 km NE of Mpika. Last detected 26 September 2026, 11:57 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 5,599 | 612 | 52 | 1.0% |
| 2026-09-26 | 3,910 | 382 | 38 | 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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