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Fire near Sungaigerong, South Sumatra, Indonesia, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -2.999, 105.139 · first seen 28 September 2026, 18:04 UTC
6,020 MWpeak summed radiative power, 1 Oct
566detections on that day
50 kmwidest extent of the group
4days in the record
First detected 28 September 2026, 18:04 UTC, 30 km E of Sungaigerong. Last detected 1 October 2026, 19:25 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 5,531 | 539 | 50 | 14% |
| 2026-09-29 | 5,746 | 637 | 50 | 27% |
| 2026-09-30 | 5,815 | 512 | 46 | 6.0% |
| 2026-10-01 | 6,020 | 566 | 46 | 15% |
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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