Wildfire near Quimilí (Sep 10), Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Quimilí (Sep 10) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Quimilí (Sep 10) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 40 km northwest of Quimilí.

Following a 45-day burn that concluded after starting on September 10, 2026, a wildfire near Quimilí, Argentina, left behind an estimated footprint of 480 hectares, or roughly 1,186 acres, as calculated by satellite hotspots.

During its active period, satellites tracked a moderate heat intensity from the fire front. This event unfolded within a national context where 1,031,670 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 75% below the two-decade average for the country, which typically experiences its fire season from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.