Methane plume detected in Chile
On 19 Jan 2026, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 3,820 kg/h from a waste site or landfill.
Evidence packet
If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 91.7 tonnes of methane.
- Detected
- 19 Jan 2026 · 15:37 UTC
- Satellite
- EMIT - NASA
- Sector
- Waste / landfill
- Wind
- Plume drifting towards the SE · 3.7 m/s
- Coordinates
- -34.82245, -71.18217
Open in Google Maps (satellite) - UNEP plume ID
1158ebb9-ff6a-44ee-b1c1-ad2f6ffbaaf1
Likely operator
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Emitting site
CHL_S_011 · Landfill
11 plumes detected at this site
Status
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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 1158ebb9-ff6a-44ee-b1c1-ad2f6ffbaaf1, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/1158ebb9-ff6a-44ee-b1c1-ad2f6ffbaaf1), accessed 5 Oct 2026.