AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Muting, South Papua, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.482, 141.486 · first seen 6 October 2026, 15:33 UTC
9,990 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
834detections on that day
55 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 15:33 UTC, 114 km E of Muting. Last detected 7 October 2026, 16:09 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 3,158 | 352 | 34 | 32% |
| 2026-10-07 | 9,990 | 834 | 55 | 31% |
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.
Related
- Fire history of Papua New GuineaEvery year since 2012.
- Fires in Papua New Guinea nowToday's fires, updated every hour.
- All notable firesEvery fire above 5,000 MW since the record began.
Fire alerts by email
Free. Pick a town and we email you when satellites detect fire within 30 km of it.