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Fire near Muting, South Papua, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.834, 140.646 · first seen 5 October 2026, 15:07 UTC
32,331 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
1,908detections on that day
128 kmwidest extent of the group
7days in the record
First detected 5 October 2026, 15:07 UTC, 61 km S of Muting. Last detected 11 October 2026, 16:35 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 3,685 | 254 | 21 | 66% |
| 2026-10-06 | 31,058 | 2,897 | 128 | 41% |
| 2026-10-07 | 32,331 | 1,908 | 81 | 41% |
| 2026-10-08 | 6,688 | 588 | 32 | 62% |
| 2026-10-09 | 4,615 | 259 | 27 | 52% |
| 2026-10-10 | 16,194 | 805 | 34 | 65% |
| 2026-10-11 | 12,024 | 714 | 33 | 61% |
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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