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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 detected16 Oct 2026 04:42 UTC
Last detected17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC
Satellite detections19
Peak intensity21 MW
Active days2

Satellite detections — 19

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
17 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 16:05 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC13firms
17 Oct 2026 04:21 UTC21firms
17 Oct 2026 03:38 UTC5firms
17 Oct 2026 03:38 UTC5firms
16 Oct 2026 16:41 UTC3firms
16 Oct 2026 16:41 UTC2firms
16 Oct 2026 16:22 UTC3firms
16 Oct 2026 16:22 UTC1firms
16 Oct 2026 15:46 UTC6firms
16 Oct 2026 15:46 UTC3firms
16 Oct 2026 05:18 UTC10firms
16 Oct 2026 04:42 UTC10firms
16 Oct 2026 04:42 UTC10firms
16 Oct 2026 04:42 UTC10firms

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