Major fires — last 48 h

Ranking of the most powerful wildfires detected by satellite in the last 48 hours: radiative power, estimated area, evolution.

FireTotal FRP (MW)DetectionsEst. area (km²)Last detection
Olenyoksky District, Russian Federation405 38715 379~1 17408/08 02:32 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation217 84711 708~91607/08 19:55 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation171 5139 944~79208/08 02:32 UTC
Nyurbinsky District, Russian Federation152 9645 161~37608/08 02:30 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation120 8313 691~30208/08 02:32 UTC
Olenyoksky District, Russian Federation103 0965 387~42308/08 02:32 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation98 5897 015~54408/08 02:32 UTC
Grand View, United States of America94 6803 074~24507/08 21:18 UTC
Area E, Canada91 9944 468~23707/08 21:21 UTC
Nyurbinsky District, Russian Federation85 4124 134~37307/08 21:16 UTC
Olenyoksky District, Russian Federation82 1952 512~22807/08 06:12 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation75 7124 133~28508/08 02:32 UTC
Prineville, United States of America66 4432 730~14807/08 21:18 UTC
Olenyoksky District, Russian Federation61 6882 043~18107/08 19:36 UTC
Evenkiyskiy Rayon, Russian Federation54 7692 616~24807/08 19:55 UTC
Entiat, United States of America53 1243 296~17007/08 21:21 UTC
Oroville, United States of America45 3032 643~12807/08 21:21 UTC
Olenyoksky District, Russian Federation45 0491 265~11107/08 18:13 UTC
Area A (Boston Bar/North Bend/Canyon Alpine, Canada38 7991 864~9807/08 21:21 UTC
Baie-James, Canada36 645742~6807/08 19:19 UTC

Continuously updated (NASA FIRMS data, VIIRS satellites). Click a fire for details: map, history, impact estimate.