AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.100, 133.780 · first seen 3 October 2026, 03:45 UTC
7,235 MWpeak summed radiative power, 3 Oct
912detections on that day
49 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 3 October 2026, 03:45 UTC, 183 km SSW of Ngukurr. Last detected 5 October 2026, 16:52 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 7,235 | 912 | 42 | 52% |
| 2026-10-04 | 6,262 | 686 | 42 | 36% |
| 2026-10-05 | 3,800 | 464 | 49 | 38% |
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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