Fire near Merauke
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.
Satellite before & after
High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.
Before · 2026-10-11
After · 2026-10-16
Short-wave infrared: smoke turns transparent and active flames / burnt ground stand out.Normalised Burn Ratio: recently burnt land shown in red / orange.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
Satellite detections — 55
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 16:03 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 16:03 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 16:03 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 16:03 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 16:03 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 15:46 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 15:46 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 15:46 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 15:07 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 11:23 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 04:40 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 18 Oct 2026 04:40 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 23:09 UTC | 22 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 18:36 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 18:36 UTC | 23 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 15:29 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 15:29 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 15:29 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 15:29 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 15:29 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC | 35 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC | 25 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC | 30 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC | 18 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC | 61 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC | 33 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 03:38 UTC | 3 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ SiPongi — Indonesia Ministry of Forestry (KLHK) & BNPB ↗