41 fire pixels detected · FRP: 463 MW · ~5.7 km²
Geographic Context
This fire event occurred near Morphett Vale (approximately 150 km away) in Australia, a region where extreme heat events and eucalyptus forests create conditions highly conducive to wildfire spread.
Event Assessment
This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 463 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 80. The computed Calamity Score is 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Australia has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.
Event Data
| Type | Fire |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 80 |
| Calamity Score | 27 / 100 |
| Confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -35.7875, 137.0768 |
| Nearest City | Morphett Vale (150 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-12T18:48:48.173Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 356.28 |
| Frp | 462.9900000000001 |
| PixelCount | 41 |
| Confidence | nominal |
| Area Km2 | 5.74 |
Safety Information
If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100, near Morphett Vale (Australia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.