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 northwest of Semuda.
Burning actively in the dry season near Semuda, Indonesia, a wildfire that started on October 22, 2026, has produced an estimated footprint of 950 hectares, or about 2,347 acres, derived from satellite hotspot analysis.
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 93 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours that indicate how far the fire has spread across the region.
This incident unfolds against a broader backdrop of intense fire activity across the country, where 8,290,324 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 132% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 950 ha (2,347 acres) — about 9.5 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.
The bigger picture in Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 8,290,324 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 132% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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