AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -17.457, 135.087 · first seen 27 September 2026, 03:55 UTC
6,102 MWpeak summed radiative power, 28 Sep
1,220detections on that day
56 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 27 September 2026, 03:55 UTC, 281 km S of Tennant Creek. Last detected 29 September 2026, 05:33 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | 3,901 | 486 | 19 | 76% |
| 2026-09-28 | 6,102 | 1,220 | 56 | 94% |
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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