Is there a fire near Los Ángeles, Biobio right now?

Wildfires near Los Ángeles, Biobio

Updated

3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 48 km SSW, 6 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 4:15 pm local (2026-10-25 19:15 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Los Ángeles, Biobio, Chile, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Santiago).

Fire clusters within 80 km
3 last 48 h
Nearest fire
48 km SSW 40 km NNW of Victoria
Hotspot detections nearby
9 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
45 MW moderate

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Fires near Los Ángeles, Biobio right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 9 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Los Ángeles, Biobio, Chile in the last 48 h. The closest is 48 km SSW of the city centre (40 km NNW of Victoria), with 6 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 45 MW, which is moderate for a single 375 m pixel.

None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.

Across Chile there are 27 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Biobio.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
40 km NNW of Victoria48 km SSW645 MWSat 2:52 pmSat 2:52 pm
37 km SSE of Coronel53 km WNW24 MWSun 4:15 pmSun 4:15 pm
51 km NW of Victoria63 km SW16 MWSun 4:15 pmSun 4:15 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 Los Ángeles, Biobio 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 Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.

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.