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Fire near Verdi, Nevada, United States, October 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · 39.554, -119.983 · first seen 2 October 2026, 20:08 UTC
20,901 MWpeak summed radiative power, 2 Oct
229detections on that day
5 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 2 October 2026, 20:08 UTC, 4 km N of Verdi. Last detected 2 October 2026, 22:08 UTC. Named places of 1,000 people or more within 25 km had a combined population of 397,403 (GeoNames).
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 20,901 | 229 | 5 | 0.0% |
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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