AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Muting, South Papua, Indonesia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -7.499, 141.139 · first seen 10 October 2026, 15:58 UTC
7,630 MWpeak summed radiative power, 11 Oct
1,024detections on that day
43 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 10 October 2026, 15:58 UTC, 68 km ESE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | 4,326 | 384 | 31 | 38% |
| 2026-10-11 | 7,630 | 1,024 | 43 | 55% |
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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