Real events · Fireball · 31 January 2026
Fireball: Central Pacific Ocean
Satellite view of the area · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
On 31 January 2026 at 18:07 UTC, US government sensors recorded a bright fireball. Location: Central Pacific Ocean.
0.19 ktImpact energy
32.0 kmBurst altitude
~1.5 mEstimated size
Key facts
- Time
- 31 January 2026, 18:07 UTC
- Impact energy
- 0.19 kt
- Radiated energy
- 5.8 × 10¹⁰ J
- Burst altitude
- 32.0 km
- Estimated size
- ~1.5 m
- Coordinates
- 4.10, -173.40
- Source
- NASA/JPL CNEOS
What the simulator shows
NASA puts the impact energy at 0.19 kilotons of TNT. A stony body about 1.5 m across at 17.0 km/s carries that energy, and that is the scenario the simulator loads. The object exploded 32.0 km above the surface. No town lies within 150 km of the point.
This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.
Open in the simulatorSources
- Official data: NASA/JPL CNEOS
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org
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