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Fire near Maranhão

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by repeated, intense satellite detections (or by official information).

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Where Maranhão · Maranhão
First detected21 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC
Last detected22 Oct 2026 04:38 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity208 MW
Active days1

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-20) Before —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-13) Before · 2026-09-13 After · 2026-10-20

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 4

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
21 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC208firms
22 Oct 2026 04:38 UTC1firms
22 Oct 2026 04:38 UTC2firms
21 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC141firms

Official & data sources

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