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 Federation448 94816 495~1 28408/08 04:10 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation217 87311 711~91608/08 04:10 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation172 91810 090~80108/08 04:10 UTC
Nyurbinsky District, Russian Federation152 9645 161~37608/08 02:30 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation129 1693 835~31308/08 04:12 UTC
Olenyoksky District, Russian Federation110 9225 784~45608/08 04:10 UTC
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation98 9797 033~54608/08 04:10 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 Federation76 5734 210~28708/08 04:10 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
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
Mirninsky Ulus, Russian Federation33 0921 362~9408/08 04:10 UTC

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