Started on Oct 1, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 680-hectare wildfire burning in Indonesia, near the city of Muting. Having started on September 30, the active blaze is located within the typical dry season.
A cluster of 58 heat detections has been registered by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire across the landscape.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 5,611,214 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that tracking shows is 57 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 880 ha (2,175 acres) — around 8.8 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 6,134,111 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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