Started on Oct 4, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning through 650 hectares (1,606 acres) near the city of Subaim, Indonesia, an active wildfire is currently detected by satellites with a low heat intensity from its peak fire radiative power, even as 49 thermal signatures cluster nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the front.
First igniting on October 4, 2026, the fire continues to burn during the regional dry season.
This incident unfolds amid a wider national landscape that has seen 5,969,381 hectares burn so far in 2026, tracking 67% above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 650 ha (1,606 acres) — about 6.5 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 Indonesia
Across Indonesia, roughly 5,969,381 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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