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Fire near Limpopo
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by an EFFIS burnt-area perimeter or by repeated, intense satellite detections.
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.
Where
Limpopo · Limpopo
First detected13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC
Last detected13 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 9
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 23:33 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 22:50 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 22:50 UTC | 2 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 22:29 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:55 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 12:19 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 16 | firms |
| 13 Oct 2026 11:36 UTC | 16 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
Other fires nearby
- Mookgopong Local Municipality✓ Confirmed17 km158 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed49 km49 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed53 km17 MW
- Mogalakwena Local Municipality✓ Confirmed59 km67 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed64 km23 MW
- Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality✓ Confirmed66 km122 MW
- Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality✓ Confirmed68 km33 MW
- Limpopo✓ Confirmed74 km184 MW