Started on Sep 4, 2026.
Mexico today7 days
True view
Fire view
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
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Soto la Marina, Mexico, where four heat detections over the last 48 hours trace the spread of the flames. Having started on September 4, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.
This incident unfolds during an unusually quiet broader fire landscape in the country. While the region's typical fire season spans from March to June, national figures show that 1,313,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a significant 70% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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 Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,341,187 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, if it gets more contained, or if it goes out.
At most one alert every 6 hours, and only when something changes.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in Mexico
- Wildfire near Chunchintok (Sep 13)Ended
- Wildfire near Ensenada (Aug 3)Ended
- Wildfire near Chichicastle 1ra. Sección (Sep 3)Ended
- Wildfire near Jalapa (Aug 3)Ended
- Wildfire near San Vicente (Oct 5)Ended
- Wildfire near Lázaro CárdenasEnded