Started on Oct 21, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby4 · 100 km
About 30 km northeast of Tongkiling.
A moderate heat signature picked up by satellites marks the ongoing activity of an active wildfire burning near Tongkiling, Indonesia, which started on October 20, 2026, during the dry season. Satellites have registered thirty-seven heat detections in the past forty-eight hours, indicating the current spread of the fire across the area.
The wildfire has reached a roughly estimated size of 350 hectares, or 865 acres, derived from the number of satellite hotspots. This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 7,910,815 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 122% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Indonesia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 7,910,815 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 122% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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