Started on Oct 20, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire is currently burning near Morowali Utara, Indonesia, having started on October 20, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active fire front. Based on the number of satellite hotspots, the fire has reached an estimated size of 480 hectares, or approximately 1,186 acres.
Monitoring systems have detected 30 heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which heat is clustering in the area surrounding Morowali Utara.
This incident unfolds against a much broader national backdrop, with 7,804,252 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, a total tracking 119% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 200 ha (494 acres) — about 2.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 7,804,252 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 119% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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