LowAsteroidCS: 4 · v5

Asteroid Fireball/Bolide

MalaysiaNASA JPL CNEOS (fireballs)

Reported by NASA JPL CNEOS (fireballs) 56 days ago.

What the source measured

NASA JPL CNEOS (fireballs) reported: Fireball detected on 2026-08-15 07:32:40 at 4.0°N, 115.4°E. Radiated energy: 3.9×10¹⁰ J. Impact energy: 0.13 kt TNT. Velocity: unknown. Altitude: 37.0 km.

How we know

One source: NASA JPL CNEOS (fireballs). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 4 out of 100.

This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.

Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

Event data

TypeAsteroid
SeverityLow
Calamity Score (ours)4 / 100
Legacy data-support index0.50/1
Timestamp2026-08-15T07:32:40.000Z
Sourcehttps://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/fireballs/
LicenceUS public domain (NASA) · NASA JPL CNEOS (fireballs)

Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.

Source and revision timeline

Source: jpl_fireball. Occurrence: 2026-08-15T07:32:40.000Z.

First archived: 2026-08-31T09:00:18.408Z. Material modification: not recorded.

Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.

Score breakdown

8
intensity
0
Urban PEI term
0
Scenario weight
4
Recorded reference / batch anomaly

Technical details

Date2026-08-15 07:32:40
EnergyRadiated3.9
ImpactEnergyKt0.13
AltitudeKm37
Latitude4
Longitude115.4

Safety information

What to do about asteroids and fireballs

There is nothing to do about an asteroid on a watch list: the chance of impact is tiny and is watched every day. A fireball in the sky is another matter, and harmless too.

For this reportAsteroid · Malaysia

  1. Nothing to do

    Objects on the risk lists are followed by NASA and ESA. Their chances of impact are tiny, and usually fall to zero as observations accumulate.

    NASA CNEOS
  2. Saw a fireball? Report it

    Time, place and direction help astronomers find its path, and sometimes its meteorites.

    IMO
  3. Found a meteorite?

    It is not hot or radioactive. Photograph it where it lies, note the place and tell a museum or university.

    NASA

Before, during, after. Here it is still “before”.

Before · Any time

  • Read the official lists

    NASA’s Sentry and ESA’s risk list, not alarming headlines.

NASA CNEOS

During · If a bright fireball passes

  • Note what you saw

    Time, direction, colour, sound.

IMO

After · Afterwards

  • Report it

    To the International Meteor Organization.

IMO

If a life is in danger

999

Emergency number: Malaysia

Call 999

Questions people ask

Is an asteroid going to hit the Earth?

None is known to. A few objects keep a tiny chance of impact while their orbits are refined, and that chance usually drops to zero with more observations. Source: NASA CNEOS.

Are fireballs dangerous?

Almost never. Most burn up high in the atmosphere. Source: NASA CNEOS.