Fire near María Elena

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS, augmented with CONAF official information where available. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, burn-offs) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.

Where María Elena · Antofagasta

First detected20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC

Last detected20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC

Satellite detections14

Peak intensity18 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 — María Elena (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-19)

Before — María Elena (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-17)

Before · 2026-10-17 After · 2026-10-19

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 14

Time	Intensity (MW)	Source
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	4	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	12	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	17	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	12	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	12	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	10	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	10	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	18	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	18	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	14	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	10	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	10	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	18	firms
20 Oct 2026 18:34 UTC	12	firms

Official & data sources

CONAF — National Fire Situation ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ CONAF — Chile Forest Fire Service ↗

All fires on 20 Oct 2026