AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.149, 134.170 · first seen 6 October 2026, 05:04 UTC
17,286 MWpeak summed radiative power, 7 Oct
1,520detections on that day
36 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 05:04 UTC, 165 km SSW of Ngukurr. Last detected 8 October 2026, 17:15 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 15,234 | 963 | 29 | 43% |
| 2026-10-07 | 17,286 | 1,520 | 36 | 67% |
| 2026-10-08 | 4,804 | 364 | 28 | 22% |
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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