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Fire near Santa Terezinha, Mato Grosso, Brazil, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -10.387, -50.255 · first seen 20 September 2026, 16:20 UTC
15,907 MWpeak summed radiative power, 20 Sep
617detections on that day
26 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 16:20 UTC, 30 km ENE of Santa Terezinha. Last detected 21 September 2026, 17:39 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 15,907 | 617 | 26 | 45% |
| 2026-09-21 | 3,205 | 299 | 18 | 91% |
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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