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Fire near Tasso Fragoso, Maranhão, Brazil, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -8.943, -45.171 · first seen 8 October 2026, 15:41 UTC
17,704 MWpeak summed radiative power, 8 Oct
416detections on that day
16 kmwidest extent of the group
2days in the record
First detected 8 October 2026, 15:41 UTC, 82 km SE of Tasso Fragoso. Last detected 9 October 2026, 17:39 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 17,704 | 416 | 16 | 29% |
| 2026-10-09 | 5,593 | 259 | 14 | 47% |
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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