Wildfire near Sampit (Sep 23), Indonesia (2026)

Wildfire near Sampit (Sep 23) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sampit (Sep 23) — 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 50 km southeast of Sampit.

Burning near Sampit in Indonesia, a wildfire that began on September 23, 2026, has now ended after a 40-day span. Satellites detected a moderate heat intensity from the fire front during its run, which reached an estimated size of 650 hectares, or 1,606 acres, based on satellite hotspots.

This event occurred against the backdrop of the dry season in Indonesia. Across the country, 8,617,431 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 141% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 650 ha (1,606 acres) — around 6.5 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.