AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.887, 135.645 · first seen 21 September 2026, 04:08 UTC
7,551 MWpeak summed radiative power, 22 Sep
594detections on that day
16 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 21 September 2026, 04:08 UTC, 260 km SSE of Ngukurr. Last detected 22 September 2026, 17:15 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 6,052 | 342 | 16 | 30% |
| 2026-09-22 | 7,551 | 594 | 16 | 60% |
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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