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Fire near Matatiele Local Municipality
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
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Where
Matatiele Local Municipality · Eastern Cape
First detected16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC
Last detected17 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC
Satellite detections37
Peak intensity26 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 37
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 12 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 12:44 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:02 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 11:02 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 17 Oct 2026 06:48 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:35 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:35 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:35 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:35 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 23:16 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 12:17 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:57 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:57 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:57 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:57 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 5 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 16 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC | 5 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗