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Fire near Ephraim Mogale 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
Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality · Limpopo
First detected14 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC
Last detected15 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC
Satellite detections7
Peak intensity54 MW
Active days2
Satellite detections — 7
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 15 Oct 2026 11:42 UTC | 17 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 22:31 UTC | 1 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 11:17 UTC | 8 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC | 48 | firms |
| 14 Oct 2026 10:58 UTC | 54 | firms |
Official & data sources
EFFIS / Copernicus fire viewer ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ AFIS — Advanced Fire Information System (CSIR) ↗
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