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Other · 20 Sep 2025

Methane plume detected in Indonesia

On 20 Sep 2025, the EMIT - NASA satellite saw methane escaping at about 5,227 kg/h from a site.

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5,227 kg/h
± 1,872 kg/h (UNEP uncertainty)

If it continued at this rate for 24 hours it would release about 125 tonnes of methane.

Detected
20 Sep 2025 · 05:10 UTC
Satellite
EMIT - NASA
Sector
Other
Wind
Plume drifting towards the SW · 4.5 m/s
Coordinates
-7.52715, 112.71145
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UNEP plume ID
6e34e4a7-71de-40f7-be9c-7ec4e7e36123

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Emitting site

IDN_S_004 · Other
8 plumes detected at this site

Status

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Cite as: UNEP IMEO MARS plume 6e34e4a7-71de-40f7-be9c-7ec4e7e36123, via Methane Leaks (https://www.methaneleaks.com/plume/6e34e4a7-71de-40f7-be9c-7ec4e7e36123), accessed 6 Oct 2026.