AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -16.223, 133.888 · first seen 8 October 2026, 03:49 UTC
6,611 MWpeak summed radiative power, 8 Oct
641detections on that day
39 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 03:49 UTC, 189 km SSW of Ngukurr. Last detected 8 October 2026, 17:15 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 6,611 | 641 | 39 | 65% |
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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