Started on Sep 23, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire near Sukadana, Indonesia, which has already consumed 430 ha (1,063 acres) since it started on 2026-09-17 during the dry season. Orbital monitoring over the last 48 hours detected 43 heat signatures clustering nearby, illustrating the current spread of the fire front across the landscape.
This incident unfolds within a broader national crisis, as 4,112,468 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 15% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Indonesia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 6,320,690 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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