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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 Sep 2026 04:27 UTC
Last detected5 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity28 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 19

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
5 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC26firms
5 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC28firms
5 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC3firms
5 Sep 2026 04:46 UTC3firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC2firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC2firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC6firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC4firms
5 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC6firms
4 Sep 2026 16:30 UTC1firms
4 Sep 2026 05:06 UTC4firms
4 Sep 2026 05:06 UTC5firms
4 Sep 2026 04:27 UTC5firms

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