Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 20 km southeast of Muting.
A low-intensity wildfire has been burning near Muting, Indonesia, since October 26, 2026. Satellites are currently detecting a low heat signature from the active fire front, with 39 heat detections logged in the past 48 hours pointing to a spread across an estimated area of 830 hectares, or 2,051 acres.
This active fire in Indonesia unfolds during the dry season. Across the country, 8,450,161 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that runs 137% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 830 ha (2,051 acres) — about 8.3 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 8,450,161 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 137% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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