Is there a fire near Merauke right now?
Wildfires near Merauke
Updated
28 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 2 km N, 16 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 1:54 am local (2026-10-25 16:54 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Jayapura).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 28 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 2 km N 12 km N of Merauke
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 339 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 433 MW very intense
- Wind now
- E 11 km/h gusts 21 km/h, humidity 84%
Fires near Merauke right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 339 thermal hotspots in 28 separate clusters within 80 km of Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 2 km N of the city centre (12 km N of Merauke), with 16 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 23 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 60 km NNE (73 km NNE of Merauke) with 185 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Mon 1 am local time.
Across Indonesia there are 943 fire clusters in the same window, 248 of them in South Papua.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 km N of Merauke | 2 km N | 16 | 23 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sun 12:33 am |
| 20 km ENE of Merauke | 19 km ENE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 20 km NNW of Merauke | 20 km NNW | 1 | 1 MW | Mon 1:54 am | Mon 1:54 am |
| 20 km SE of Merauke | 20 km SE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 37 km N of Merauke | 30 km N | 16 | 9 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Mon 1:54 am |
| 33 km NE of Merauke | 32 km NE | 10 | 13 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Mon 1:54 am |
| 41 km NW of Merauke | 35 km NW | 3 | 5 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 36 km SE of Merauke | 36 km SE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 47 km ENE of Merauke | 42 km ENE | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 44 km NNE of Merauke | 44 km NNE | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 45 km NNW of Merauke | 45 km NNW | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 48 km SE of Merauke | 48 km SE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 54 km NE of Merauke | 49 km NE | 6 | 6 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Mon 12:14 am |
| 53 km E of Merauke | 50 km E | 7 | 5 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
| 55 km NW of Merauke | 50 km NW | 4 | 4 MW | Sat 1:27 pm | Sat 1:27 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Merauke is from the E at 11 km/h (gusts 21 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 84% and the temperature 26°C.
Merauke is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Merauke 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.
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.