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Fire near uMshwathi 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
uMshwathi Local Municipality · KwaZulu-Natal
First detected2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC
Last detected2 Oct 2026 23:41 UTC
Satellite detections24
Peak intensity301 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 24
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 23:41 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 23:41 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 22:37 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 12:23 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 3 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:19 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:19 UTC | 11 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 11:19 UTC | 14 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 10:43 UTC | 15 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC | 53 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC | 88 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC | 301 | firms |
| 2 Oct 2026 06:52 UTC | 260 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗