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Fire near Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -1.577, 110.196 · first seen 22 September 2026, 18:15 UTC
7,258 MWpeak summed radiative power, 23 Sep
884detections on that day
63 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 22 September 2026, 18:15 UTC, 39 km SE of Ketapang. Last detected 23 September 2026, 18:53 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 3,684 | 280 | 27 | 30% |
| 2026-09-23 | 7,258 | 884 | 63 | 57% |
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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