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Fire near Merauke

Status: ✓ Confirmed

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

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Where Merauke · Papua
First detected4 Oct 2026 04:02 UTC
Last detected5 Oct 2026 04:04 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity17 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 9

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
5 Oct 2026 04:04 UTC4firms
5 Oct 2026 03:45 UTC2firms
4 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC3firms
4 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC1firms
4 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC2firms
4 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC17firms
4 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC2firms
4 Oct 2026 04:02 UTC2firms
4 Oct 2026 04:02 UTC4firms

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