Right now
The most recent data we hold from World Air Quality Index arrived 49 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, <1 km from here.
Reported by World Air Quality Index yesterday.
It is the strongest of the 13 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 September 2026. The last comparable one was on 13 September 2026. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 389 (Hazardous) at Pangkalanbun, Indonesia
The air quality index read 389 (Hazardous) at the Pangkalanbun, Indonesia station.
Urban PEI: 25,698 within a heuristic 5 km radius; not unique people.
This is the lowest air quality index we have recorded at this point, over 209 readings since 15 September 2026 — the previous range was 389 to 409.
Nearby, since 2 September 2026
- September 17, 2026 · score 48 · 0.0 km
- September 16, 2026 · score 41 · 0.0 km
- September 13, 2026 · score 41 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: World Air Quality Index. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 55 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.
Event Data
| Type | Air Quality |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 55 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.65/1 |
| Coordinates | -2.6766, 111.6264 |
| Nearest City | Pangkalanbuun (1 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 25.7K within 5 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-15T22:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://aqicn.org/city/@10490 |
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: waqi. Occurrence: 2026-09-15T22:00:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-15T21:32:56.106Z. Material modification: 2026-09-15T23:35:33.656Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Aqi | 389 |
| AqiCategory | Hazardous |
| StationName | Pangkalanbun, Indonesia |
| StationUid | 10490 |
Safety Information
When air quality is hazardous: stay indoors with windows closed, and run a filtered air purifier if you have one. Avoid outdoor exercise. Children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions are affected first and worst — an N95 respirator helps outdoors, a cloth mask does not.
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.
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