Started on Oct 6, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire currently burning near Kepi, Indonesia, where 80 distinct heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The fast-moving fire has consumed 1,030 hectares, which equals 2,545 acres, since it first ignited on October 6, 2026. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, characterized by the dry season conditions that have primed the landscape for rapid spread.
The broader environmental picture reveals immense stress across the nation, as 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a staggering 77 percent increase above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 630 ha (1,557 acres) — about 6.3 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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