AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Normanton, Queensland, Australia, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -17.111, 142.922 · first seen 8 October 2026, 14:59 UTC
7,152 MWpeak summed radiative power, 8 Oct
557detections on that day
21 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 14:59 UTC, 206 km ENE of Normanton. Last detected 11 October 2026, 16:37 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 7,152 | 557 | 12 | 72% |
| 2026-10-10 | 3,813 | 302 | 21 | 50% |
| 2026-10-11 | 3,895 | 360 | 20 | 58% |
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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