Fireball: South Pacific, west of Fiji

On 1 August 2026 at 17:43 UTC, US government sensors recorded a bright fireball. Location: South Pacific, west of Fiji.

Updated 19 October 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time

1 August 2026, 17:43 UTC

Impact energy

0.10 kt

Radiated energy

2.9 × 10¹⁰ J

Burst altitude

45.0 km

Estimated size

~1.2 m

Coordinates

-19.50, 176.20

Source

NASA/JPL CNEOS

What the simulator shows

NASA puts the impact energy at 0.10 kilotons of TNT. A stony body about 1.2 m across at 17.0 km/s carries that energy, and that is the scenario the simulator loads. The object exploded 45.0 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.

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Sources

• Official data: NASA/JPL CNEOS
• GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org