Aursee · notable fire
Fire near Villa General Guemes, Formosa, Argentina, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · -24.030, -58.892 · first seen 26 September 2026, 04:32 UTC
11,891 MWpeak summed radiative power, 28 Sep
422detections on that day
18 kmwidest extent of the group
3days in the record
First detected 26 September 2026, 04:32 UTC, 119 km NE of Villa General Guemes. Last detected 29 September 2026, 05:16 UTC.
Day by day
Summed radiative power per UTC day, MW.
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | 7,415 | 447 | 16 | 56% |
| 2026-09-27 | 4,903 | 478 | 18 | 53% |
| 2026-09-28 | 11,891 | 422 | 16 | 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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