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Fire near Sitionuevo

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.

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Where Sitionuevo · Magdalena
First detected16 Oct 2026 18:19 UTC
Last detected16 Oct 2026 18:56 UTC
Satellite detections5
Peak intensity17 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 — Sitionuevo (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-16) Before — Sitionuevo (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-29) Before · 2026-09-29 After · 2026-10-16

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 5

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
16 Oct 2026 18:56 UTC4firms
16 Oct 2026 18:56 UTC14firms
16 Oct 2026 18:56 UTC12firms
16 Oct 2026 18:19 UTC17firms
16 Oct 2026 18:19 UTC17firms

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