Started on Sep 28, 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
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
Burning near the city of Merauke, Indonesia, an active wildfire has consumed 480 hectares, or 1,186 acres, since it started on September 28, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 43 recent heat detections cluster nearby to highlight the extent of the spread.
This ongoing fire unfolds within the dry season, contributing to a broader national crisis that has seen 5,267,027 hectares burned so far in 2026, a total running 48 percent above the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 5,392,535 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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