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Fire near Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -2.705, 112.804 · first seen 20 September 2026, 17:13 UTC
12,697 MWpeak summed radiative power, 23 Sep
1,335detections on that day
51 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 17:13 UTC, 23 km WNW of Sampit. Last detected 24 September 2026, 05:33 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 6,804 | 645 | 19 | 81% |
| 2026-09-21 | 9,190 | 883 | 16 | 70% |
| 2026-09-22 | 11,550 | 1,165 | 40 | 67% |
| 2026-09-23 | 12,697 | 1,335 | 51 | 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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