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Fire near Bambamarca

Status: ✓ Confirmed

This fire is confirmed by repeated, intense satellite detections (or by official information).

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Where Bambamarca · Cajamarca
First detected13 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC
Last detected13 Sep 2026 20:46 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity25 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 — Bambamarca (Sentinel-2, 2026-09-12) Before — Bambamarca (Sentinel-2, 2026-08-27) Before · 2026-08-27 After · 2026-09-12

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 9

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
13 Sep 2026 20:46 UTC20firms
13 Sep 2026 19:30 UTC13firms
13 Sep 2026 19:30 UTC13firms
13 Sep 2026 19:30 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 19:30 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC7firms
13 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC12firms
13 Sep 2026 19:10 UTC25firms
13 Sep 2026 18:34 UTC15firms

Official & data sources