Started on Oct 12, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Okaba, Indonesia, where 30 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze has grown to consume 430 hectares, or 1,063 acres, since it first started on October 12, 2026. This ongoing incident unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which coincides with the dry conditions currently affecting the area.
Across the country, the scale of fire activity this year remains exceptionally high. Government and monitoring data show that 7,009,661 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 96 percent above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 7,143,877 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 100% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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