Is there a fire near Okrika right now?
Wildfires near Okrika
Updated
19 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 9 km S, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:40 pm local (2026-10-25 12:40 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Lagos).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 19 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 9 km S 9 km S of Okrika
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 65 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 19 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSW 6 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 90%
Fires near Okrika right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 65 thermal hotspots in 19 separate clusters within 80 km of Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria in the last 48 h. The closest is 9 km S of the city centre (9 km S of Okrika), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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 79 km SE (80 km SE of Okrika) with 15 detections; first seen Sat 1 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.
Across Nigeria there are 238 fire clusters in the same window, 13 of them in Rivers State.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 km S of Okrika | 9 km S | 3 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 19 km ENE of Okrika | 19 km ENE | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 22 km SSW of Okrika | 21 km SSW | 5 | 11 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sun 1:40 pm |
| 17 km N of Port Harcourt | 22 km NNW | 8 | 7 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sat 1:59 pm |
| 27 km WSW of Aba | 27 km NNE | 5 | 5 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sat 1:59 pm |
| 25 km SSW of Aba | 30 km NE | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:59 pm | Sat 1:59 pm |
| 24 km SSW of Buguma | 38 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 26 km SW of Buguma | 46 km WSW | 6 | 5 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 23 km WNW of Buguma | 47 km W | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sat 2:56 am |
| 29 km WSW of Buguma | 53 km W | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 53 km SE of Okrika | 53 km SE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 2:56 am | Sat 1:59 pm |
| 35 km SW of Buguma | 56 km WSW | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 44 km SW of Owerri | 61 km NW | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:59 pm | Sun 2:37 am |
| 45 km SSW of Buguma | 62 km SW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 2:37 am | Sun 2:37 am |
| 18 km SSW of Owerri | 66 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:59 pm | Sat 1:59 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Okrika is from the SSW at 6 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNE. Relative humidity is 90% and the temperature 27°C.
Okrika is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Okrika 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.