AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -15.337, 134.769 · first seen 4 October 2026, 15:31 UTC
5,353 MWpeak summed radiative power, 8 Oct
433detections on that day
45 kmwidest extent of the group
7days in the record
First detected 4 October 2026, 15:31 UTC, 59 km S of Ngukurr. Last detected 10 October 2026, 16:58 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | 3,790 | 230 | 15 | 7.0% |
| 2026-10-05 | 3,811 | 240 | 16 | 11% |
| 2026-10-06 | 3,685 | 316 | 38 | 11% |
| 2026-10-07 | 5,198 | 361 | 21 | 29% |
| 2026-10-08 | 5,353 | 433 | 23 | 40% |
| 2026-10-09 | 4,908 | 592 | 45 | 6.0% |
| 2026-10-10 | 4,861 | 611 | 45 | 9.0% |
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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