Is there a fire near Kahramanmaraş right now?
Wildfires near Kahramanmaraş
Updated
7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 17 km S, 26 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:08 pm local (2026-10-25 11:08 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Istanbul).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 7 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 17 km S 25 km S of Kahramanmaraş
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 40 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 35 MW moderate
Fires near Kahramanmaraş right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 40 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey in the last 48 h. The closest is 17 km S of the city centre (25 km S of Kahramanmaraş), with 26 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 11 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 clusters are within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
Across Turkey there are 254 fire clusters in the same window, 8 of them in Kahramanmaraş.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 km S of Kahramanmaraş | 17 km S | 26 | 11 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 24 km ESE of Kahramanmaraş | 24 km ESE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 32 km ESE of Kahramanmaraş | 31 km ESE | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 33 km NW of Gaziantep | 38 km SSE | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sun 2:46 am |
| 43 km E of Kahramanmaraş | 43 km E | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 69 km N of Kahramanmaraş | 69 km N | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 2:08 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
| 79 km NNE of Kahramanmaraş | 74 km NNE | 6 | 35 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 2:08 pm |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Kahramanmaraş air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.