Wildfire near Semuda (Sep 23 · W), Indonesia (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Semuda (Oct 19 · SE)

Wildfire near Semuda (Sep 23 · W) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Semuda (Sep 23 · W) — 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 35 km west of Semuda.

Following a 48-day burning period that concluded after its September 23, 2026 start, a wildfire near Semuda, Indonesia, burned a total estimated footprint of roughly 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, during the dry season. Satellite monitoring during the active phase of the fire detected a moderate heat intensity originating from the burning front.

Nationwide, the broader wildfire context for 2026 has been severe, with 8,803,354 hectares burned so far, a figure tracking 147% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 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.