AURSEEAursee · notable fire
Fire near Placas, Pará, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -3.572, -54.695 · first seen 6 October 2026, 16:22 UTC
5,545 MWpeak summed radiative power, 9 Oct
427detections on that day
15 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 6 October 2026, 16:22 UTC, 62 km NW of Placas. Last detected 10 October 2026, 05:48 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 4,976 | 437 | 13 | 77% |
| 2026-10-07 | 4,937 | 590 | 15 | 70% |
| 2026-10-08 | 3,002 | 493 | 15 | 84% |
| 2026-10-09 | 5,545 | 427 | 14 | 69% |
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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