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Fire near Maicao

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Maicao · La Guajira
First detected20 Sep 2026 17:22 UTC
Last detected20 Sep 2026 18:43 UTC
Satellite detections4
Peak intensity15 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 — Maicao (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-19) Before — Maicao (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-10) Before · 2026-08-10 After · 2026-09-19

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 4

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
20 Sep 2026 18:43 UTC8firms
20 Sep 2026 18:06 UTC7firms
20 Sep 2026 18:06 UTC15firms
20 Sep 2026 17:22 UTC6firms

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