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Fire near Makhuduthamaga 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 Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC
Last detected18 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC
Satellite detections29
Peak intensity122 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 — Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-17) Before — Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-12) Before · 2026-10-12 After · 2026-10-17

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 · Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem

Satellite detections — 29

TimeIntensity (MW)Source
18 Oct 2026 23:39 UTC1firms
18 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
18 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
18 Oct 2026 13:23 UTC122firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC7firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC7firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC7firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC6firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC33firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC19firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC8firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC8firms
18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC21firms
18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC7firms
18 Oct 2026 11:21 UTC105firms
18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC9firms
18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC15firms
18 Oct 2026 10:45 UTC15firms

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