Fire near Moluques (ID)

3.42°S, 126.84°E · first detected on 23 September at 06:29

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 06:29 to 22 October at 19:49, that is at least 30 days: the clustering window stops there, and the fire or heat source may be older, through 3,605 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 40,253 ha.

Detected extent: 40,253 ha
Cumulative power: 36,696 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 404 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 3,605
Estimated emissions: 14.8 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 21 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 21 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
22 October at 19:49	5 MW	3	N
22 October at 19:35	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 19:13	23 MW	6	N21
22 October at 18:30	12 MW	6	N20
22 October at 18:05	20 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:55	19 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:45	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:35	20 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:25	17 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 17:15	15 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:55	16 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:25	20 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:15	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 16:05	14 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 15:25	14 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 14:21	20 MW	2	Terra
22 October at 14:05	28 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:45	14 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 13:05	18 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:55	23 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 12:45	49 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:35	48 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:25	49 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 12:05	43 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:55	78 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:45	99 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:35	34 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 11:25	62 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 11:15	132 MW	3	Him9
22 October at 11:05	90 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:55	34 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:35	32 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:25	86 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 10:15	50 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 10:05	102 MW	2	Him9
22 October at 09:55	54 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:46	92 MW	2	Aqua
22 October at 09:45	55 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:25	84 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 09:05	58 MW	1	Him9
22 October at 07:27	147 MW	14	N20
22 October at 07:08	70 MW	13	N
22 October at 06:29	68 MW	6	N21
21 October at 19:32	2 MW	2	N21
21 October at 18:48	13 MW	8	N20
21 October at 18:28	4 MW	5	N
21 October at 14:25	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 14:15	16 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:45	33 MW	2	Terra
21 October at 13:35	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:25	18 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:15	15 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 13:05	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:55	25 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 12:45	46 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:35	35 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 12:25	36 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:55	21 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:45	17 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:35	24 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:25	25 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 11:15	41 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 11:05	44 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:55	43 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:45	41 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:35	42 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 10:25	62 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:15	56 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 10:05	60 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:55	45 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:45	94 MW	4	Him9
21 October at 09:35	24 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 09:25	62 MW	2	Him9
21 October at 09:15	107 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 09:09	184 MW	8	Aqua
21 October at 09:05	72 MW	1	Him9
21 October at 08:55	140 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 08:45	156 MW	3	Him9
21 October at 07:46	12 MW	3	N20
21 October at 07:25	136 MW	15	N
21 October at 06:49	216 MW	7	N21
20 October at 20:51	40 MW	2	Aqua
20 October at 19:07	57 MW	25	N20
20 October at 18:48	55 MW	19	N
20 October at 18:09	80 MW	14	N21
20 October at 15:55	17 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 15:05	17 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:55	19 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 14:15	18 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:25	18 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 13:15	45 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 13:05	18 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:55	21 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:45	73 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 12:35	33 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:25	27 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 12:15	59 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 12:05	37 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:45	32 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 11:35	54 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 11:25	86 MW	3	Him9
20 October at 11:15	114 MW	4	Him9
20 October at 11:05	96 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 10:55	101 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 10:45	33 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 09:05	157 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:55	135 MW	2	Him9
20 October at 08:45	54 MW	1	Him9
20 October at 07:08	54 MW	12	N21
20 October at 06:23	38 MW	7	N20
19 October at 19:26	12 MW	9	N20
19 October at 19:05	35 MW	27	N
19 October at 18:30	23 MW	13	N21
19 October at 14:04	57 MW	4	Terra
19 October at 09:29	169 MW	12	Aqua
19 October at 08:03	55 MW	5	N
19 October at 07:27	190 MW	17	N21
19 October at 06:44	454 MW	35	N20
19 October at 06:23	377 MW	14	N
18 October at 19:43	15 MW	9	N20
18 October at 19:26	32 MW	17	N
18 October at 18:48	51 MW	30	N21
18 October at 07:46	25 MW	3	N21
18 October at 07:01	353 MW	27	N20
18 October at 06:42	365 MW	24	N
18 October at 06:06	1,484 MW	12	N21
17 October at 19:43	2 MW	2	N
17 October at 19:07	16 MW	16	N21
17 October at 18:24	3 MW	3	N20
17 October at 07:22	112 MW	16	N20
17 October at 07:01	128 MW	11	N
17 October at 06:23	102 MW	10	N21
16 October at 18:41	3 MW	4	N20
16 October at 18:22	1 MW	1	N
16 October at 09:14	23 MW	3	Aqua
16 October at 07:40	3 MW	1	N20
16 October at 07:21	41 MW	10	N
16 October at 06:44	24 MW	2	N21
15 October at 19:00	12 MW	12	N20
15 October at 18:41	6 MW	4	N
15 October at 07:40	30 MW	4	N
15 October at 07:01	43 MW	5	N21
15 October at 06:17	15 MW	2	N20
14 October at 19:00	2 MW	2	N
14 October at 18:24	2 MW	1	N21
14 October at 09:37	56 MW	3	Aqua
14 October at 07:57	64 MW	7	N
14 October at 07:22	17 MW	4	N21
14 October at 06:38	12 MW	2	N20
13 October at 19:17	1 MW	1	N
13 October at 18:41	2 MW	1	N21
12 October at 19:00	10 MW	7	N21
12 October at 18:16	1 MW	1	N20
12 October at 07:14	127 MW	17	N20
12 October at 06:55	173 MW	11	N
12 October at 06:17	107 MW	7	N21
11 October at 19:20	3 MW	3	N21
11 October at 18:37	1 MW	1	N20
11 October at 09:22	16 MW	1	Aqua
11 October at 07:33	180 MW	13	N20
11 October at 07:14	90 MW	14	N
11 October at 06:38	54 MW	8	N21
10 October at 19:39	2 MW	1	N21
10 October at 18:54	7 MW	6	N20
10 October at 18:35	2 MW	3	N
10 October at 07:53	6 MW	1	N20
10 October at 07:31	35 MW	9	N
10 October at 06:55	20 MW	5	N21
9 October at 19:13	4 MW	5	N20
9 October at 18:54	4 MW	2	N
9 October at 18:16	3 MW	3	N21
9 October at 14:06	10 MW	1	Terra
9 October at 09:44	31 MW	2	Aqua
9 October at 07:53	159 MW	9	N
9 October at 07:14	175 MW	16	N21
9 October at 06:29	135 MW	15	N20
8 October at 19:11	1 MW	2	N
8 October at 18:37	28 MW	12	N21
8 October at 09:07	50 MW	2	Aqua
8 October at 07:33	26 MW	5	N21
8 October at 06:51	22 MW	4	N20
8 October at 06:29	45 MW	7	N
7 October at 20:49	54 MW	2	Aqua
7 October at 19:49	16 MW	8	N20
7 October at 19:32	36 MW	15	N
7 October at 18:54	93 MW	26	N21
7 October at 18:09	19 MW	7	N20
7 October at 14:27	60 MW	5	Terra
7 October at 07:08	142 MW	27	N20
7 October at 06:46	59 MW	8	N
7 October at 02:09	56 MW	5	Terra
6 October at 19:49	9 MW	5	N
6 October at 19:13	37 MW	14	N21
6 October at 18:30	20 MW	12	N20
6 October at 07:27	65 MW	10	N20
6 October at 07:08	62 MW	17	N
6 October at 06:29	188 MW	11	N21
5 October at 21:13	19 MW	4	Aqua
5 October at 19:32	5 MW	2	N21
5 October at 18:48	54 MW	28	N20
5 October at 18:28	15 MW	11	N
5 October at 08:50	396 MW	11	Aqua
5 October at 07:46	243 MW	28	N20
5 October at 07:25	945 MW	81	N
5 October at 06:49	799 MW	54	N21
5 October at 02:28	25 MW	2	Terra
4 October at 19:06	66 MW	41	N20
4 October at 18:48	46 MW	29	N
4 October at 18:09	43 MW	12	N21
4 October at 14:08	200 MW	12	Terra
4 October at 07:46	83 MW	24	N
4 October at 07:08	300 MW	33	N21
4 October at 06:23	145 MW	16	N20
4 October at 01:50	116 MW	3	Terra
3 October at 21:34	71 MW	5	Aqua
3 October at 19:26	103 MW	69	N20
3 October at 19:05	317 MW	106	N
3 October at 18:30	193 MW	45	N21
3 October at 08:03	106 MW	5	N
3 October at 07:27	2,177 MW	54	N21
3 October at 06:44	1,980 MW	58	N20
2 October at 20:56	416 MW	14	Aqua
2 October at 19:43	55 MW	24	N20
2 October at 19:26	434 MW	73	N
2 October at 18:48	455 MW	89	N21
2 October at 14:29	274 MW	15	Terra
2 October at 07:46	749 MW	34	N21
2 October at 07:01	1,582 MW	77	N20
2 October at 06:42	1,369 MW	49	N
2 October at 06:06	506 MW	22	N21
2 October at 02:09	100 MW	8	Terra
1 October at 19:43	79 MW	40	N
1 October at 19:07	191 MW	62	N21
1 October at 18:22	72 MW	39	N20
1 October at 13:49	241 MW	9	Terra
1 October at 09:35	487 MW	15	Aqua
1 October at 07:21	526 MW	41	N20
1 October at 07:01	1,145 MW	47	N
1 October at 06:23	439 MW	39	N21
30 September at 21:17	158 MW	12	Aqua
30 September at 20:02	35 MW	15	N
30 September at 19:26	117 MW	23	N21
30 September at 18:41	236 MW	41	N20
30 September at 18:22	166 MW	25	N
30 September at 08:57	147 MW	4	Aqua
30 September at 07:40	326 MW	15	N20
30 September at 07:21	1,068 MW	35	N
30 September at 06:44	441 MW	25	N21
30 September at 02:33	224 MW	6	Terra
29 September at 19:43	120 MW	18	N21
29 September at 19:00	144 MW	46	N20
29 September at 18:39	57 MW	21	N
29 September at 18:05	32 MW	8	N21
29 September at 14:08	131 MW	11	Terra
29 September at 07:57	10 MW	1	N20
29 September at 07:38	130 MW	10	N
29 September at 07:01	189 MW	18	N21
29 September at 06:17	264 MW	16	N20
29 September at 01:52	17 MW	1	Terra
28 September at 19:20	65 MW	26	N20
28 September at 19:00	98 MW	40	N
28 September at 18:24	134 MW	27	N21
28 September at 09:18	277 MW	11	Aqua
28 September at 07:57	77 MW	7	N
28 September at 07:22	129 MW	22	N21
28 September at 06:36	143 MW	15	N20
28 September at 06:19	71 MW	5	N
27 September at 21:02	6 MW	1	Aqua
27 September at 19:37	42 MW	23	N20
27 September at 19:17	82 MW	28	N
27 September at 18:41	63 MW	25	N21
27 September at 14:29	106 MW	8	Terra
27 September at 08:42	146 MW	3	Aqua
27 September at 07:40	181 MW	11	N21
27 September at 06:55	336 MW	34	N20
27 September at 06:36	154 MW	23	N
27 September at 02:11	135 MW	5	Terra
26 September at 19:39	16 MW	6	N
26 September at 19:00	81 MW	24	N21
26 September at 18:16	36 MW	6	N20
26 September at 13:51	347 MW	7	Terra
26 September at 07:14	142 MW	20	N20
26 September at 06:54	173 MW	16	N
26 September at 06:17	267 MW	18	N21
25 September at 21:23	16 MW	2	Aqua
25 September at 19:56	14 MW	6	N
25 September at 19:20	41 MW	20	N21
25 September at 18:37	163 MW	24	N20
25 September at 18:16	60 MW	14	N
25 September at 09:03	181 MW	5	Aqua
25 September at 07:33	115 MW	12	N20
25 September at 07:14	321 MW	27	N
25 September at 06:38	37 MW	6	N21
25 September at 02:33	44 MW	2	Terra
24 September at 19:39	19 MW	8	N21
24 September at 18:54	58 MW	25	N20
24 September at 18:35	35 MW	16	N
24 September at 14:12	87 MW	8	Terra
24 September at 07:53	99 MW	8	N20
24 September at 07:31	163 MW	14	N
24 September at 06:55	179 MW	17	N21
24 September at 06:12	267 MW	15	N20
24 September at 01:54	15 MW	1	Terra

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