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Fire near São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -5.703, -53.471 · first seen 8 October 2026, 04:46 UTC
5,994 MWpeak summed radiative power, 8 Oct
384detections on that day
8 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 04:46 UTC, 194 km WNW of São Félix do Xingu. Last detected 9 October 2026, 05:25 UTC.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 5,994 | 384 | 8 | 56% |
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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