Is there a fire near Qiqihar right now?
Wildfires near Qiqihar
Updated
20 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km ENE, 54 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 12:39 am local (2026-10-25 16:39 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 20 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 12 km ENE 19 km ENE of Qiqihar
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 271 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 27 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WNW 7 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 68%
Fires near Qiqihar right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 271 thermal hotspots in 20 separate clusters within 80 km of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km ENE of the city centre (19 km ENE of Qiqihar), with 54 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 16 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 77 km E (80 km N of Daqing) with 80 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across China there are 854 fire clusters in the same window, 324 of them in Heilongjiang.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km ENE of Qiqihar | 12 km ENE | 54 | 16 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Mon 12:39 am |
| 27 km ESE of Hulan Ergi | 29 km S | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 12:25 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 18 km NW of Hulan Ergi | 35 km W | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 30 km SE of Hulan Ergi | 36 km S | 4 | 4 MW | Sun 12:25 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 43 km ENE of Qiqihar | 43 km ENE | 2 | 23 MW | Sun 12:25 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 46 km ENE of Qiqihar | 44 km ENE | 7 | 11 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 51 km NE of Qiqihar | 44 km NE | 16 | 9 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 49 km N of Qiqihar | 46 km N | 5 | 18 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 50 km N of Qiqihar | 47 km N | 17 | 27 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 2:05 pm |
| 20 km SSW of Hulan Ergi | 47 km SW | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 12:25 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 48 km NW of Qiqihar | 48 km NW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 55 km NNE of Qiqihar | 55 km NNE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 58 km NNE of Longjiang | 57 km NNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 12:25 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 59 km NE of Qiqihar | 59 km NE | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 2:41 am | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 12 km NW of Longjiang | 67 km W | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 12:25 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Qiqihar is from the WNW at 7 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ESE. Relative humidity is 68% and the temperature -1°C.
Qiqihar 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 Qiqihar 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.