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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.

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Where Limpopo · Limpopo
First detected17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC
Last detected18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC
Satellite detections29
Peak intensity119 MW
Active days2

Satellite before & after

High-resolution Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery of the area, before the fire and after. Drag the slider to compare.

After —  (Sentinel-2, 2026-10-17) Before —  (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 12:25 UTC13firms
18 Oct 2026 12:25 UTC13firms
18 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC9firms
18 Oct 2026 01:15 UTC10firms
18 Oct 2026 01:15 UTC8firms
17 Oct 2026 23:58 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC3firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC3firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC3firms
17 Oct 2026 23:14 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC4firms
17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC4firms
17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 22:57 UTC1firms
17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC3firms
17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC3firms
17 Oct 2026 22:18 UTC2firms
17 Oct 2026 12:02 UTC119firms
17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC66firms
17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC10firms
17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC97firms
17 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC34firms
17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC102firms
17 Oct 2026 11:04 UTC102firms

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