Is there a fire near Palangkaraya right now?
Wildfires near Palangkaraya
Updated
14 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 16 km SE, 45 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 1:34 am local (2026-10-25 18:34 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Pontianak).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 14 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 16 km SE 18 km SE of Palangkaraya
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 213 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 15 MW low-intensity
Fires near Palangkaraya right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 213 thermal hotspots in 14 separate clusters within 80 km of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 16 km SE of the city centre (18 km SE of Palangkaraya), with 45 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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 45 km SSE (48 km SSE of Palangkaraya) with 76 detections; first seen Sun 1 am and last seen Mon 1 am local time.
Across Indonesia there are 979 fire clusters in the same window, 57 of them in Central Kalimantan.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km SE of Palangkaraya | 16 km SE | 45 | 3 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 34 km ENE of Palangkaraya | 34 km ENE | 2 | 2 MW | Mon 1:34 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 34 km ESE of Palangkaraya | 34 km ESE | 3 | 1 MW | Mon 1:34 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 40 km E of Palangkaraya | 39 km E | 5 | 2 MW | Mon 1:34 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 48 km SSE of Palangkaraya | 45 km SSE | 76 | 8 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 49 km ESE of Palangkaraya | 48 km ESE | 4 | 1 MW | Mon 1:34 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 52 km WNW of Palangkaraya | 51 km WNW | 5 | 12 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 54 km ESE of Palangkaraya | 53 km ESE | 5 | 1 MW | Mon 1:34 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 62 km ESE of Palangkaraya | 56 km ESE | 40 | 6 MW | Mon 1:34 am | Mon 1:34 am |
| 58 km NW of Palangkaraya | 58 km NW | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 52 km E of Sampit | 66 km SW | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 47 km ENE of Sampit | 66 km WSW | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 81 km SSW of Palangkaraya | 73 km SSW | 18 | 15 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 80 km S of Palangkaraya | 80 km S | 2 | 2 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
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 Palangkaraya 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.