Started on Oct 3, 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 a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Yungay, Peru, which has grown to cover 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on October 3, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected 15 heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire front across the landscape during the region's typical dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 252,715 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 73% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Peru for less than a day. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 Peru
Across Peru, roughly 252,715 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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