Is there a fire near Sampit right now?
Wildfires near Sampit
Updated
16 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km WSW, 10 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 Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Pontianak).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 16 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 11 km WSW 17 km WSW of Sampit
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 442 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 91 MW moderate
- Wind now
- NNE 7 km/h gusts 17 km/h, humidity 91%
Fires near Sampit right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 442 thermal hotspots in 16 separate clusters within 80 km of Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia in the last 48 h. The closest is 11 km WSW of the city centre (17 km WSW of Sampit), with 10 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 20 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 50 km SW (81 km SW of Sampit) with 267 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 km WSW of Sampit | 11 km WSW | 10 | 20 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 16 km SE of Sampit | 14 km SE | 12 | 37 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 15 km ENE of Sampit | 14 km ENE | 12 | 4 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 28 km SSE of Sampit | 23 km SSE | 23 | 29 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 33 km SW of Sampit | 28 km SW | 47 | 21 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 45 km SSE of Sampit | 44 km SSE | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 47 km ENE of Sampit | 47 km ENE | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 1:53 am | Sun 1:53 am |
| 81 km SW of Sampit | 50 km SW | 267 | 91 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Mon 1:34 am |
| 52 km E of Sampit | 51 km E | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sun 1:53 am |
| 57 km N of Sampit | 57 km N | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 12:13 am | Sun 12:13 am |
| 59 km WNW of Sampit | 59 km WNW | 1 | 9 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 64 km SE of Sampit | 63 km SE | 6 | 16 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 65 km WSW of Sampit | 64 km WSW | 6 | 29 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 71 km SSE of Sampit | 68 km SSE | 5 | 14 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Sat 1:12 pm |
| 61 km E of Pangkalanbuun | 76 km W | 38 | 12 MW | Sat 1:12 pm | Mon 1:34 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Sampit is from the NNE at 7 km/h (gusts 17 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSW. Relative humidity is 91% and the temperature 25°C.
Sampit 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 Sampit 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.