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Brazil: earthquakes and wildfires

Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Brazil on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.

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Latest event7.3 km²5 h ago30 km SE of Vitoria do Xingu, Brazil
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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

Today Moderate
Tomorrow Moderate
Day after High

Forecast for the area around: Fortaleza. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · São Paulo
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · São Paulo

Forecast for the area around: Brazil. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Brazil

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Brazil

Brazil has recorded 209 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.6 in 2015.

Satellites have detected 1,549 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 2,575 km².

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Brazil →

209 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.6.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.468 km NNW of Guajara, Brazil10.0 km
4.380 km NW of Mancio Lima, Brazil10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.6118 km SE of Jordao, Brazil621.0 km
7.6157 km WNW of Assis Brasil, Brazil606.0 km
7.1138 km W of Assis Brasil, Brazil630.0 km
7.162 km S of Ipixuna, Brazil558.1 km
7.169 km W of Tarauaca, Brazil593.4 km
7.0132 km W of Assis Brasil, Brazil598.8 km
6.9108 km W of Tarauaca, Brazil534.3 km
6.890 km W of Tarauaca, Brazil570.4 km
6.774 km ENE of Jordao, Brazil602.8 km
6.637 km SE of Ipixuna, Brazil607.0 km
6.677 km ENE of Jordao, Brazil599.9 km
6.570 km W of Tarauaca, Brazil621.1 km
6.589 km ENE of Jordao, Brazil622.7 km
6.588 km W of Tarauaca, Brazil581.2 km
6.4117 km ESE of Jordao, Brazil612.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20261M4.4
20259M5.6
20245M6.6
20234M5.1
20226M6.5
202113M5.9
20202M4.6
20192M6.8
20185M7.1
20172M4.5
20162M6.4
201528M7.6
20143M5.1
20136M4.8
20122M4.6
20111M4.2
201010M6.5
20094M5.6
20086M5.2
20077M6.1
20063M4.3
20059M5.1
20034M7.1
20025M6.9
20017M4.4
20001M4.2
19992M4.4
19987M5.5
19976M6.1
19962M4.1
19951M4.4
19942M6.1
19932M6.1
19912M4.8
19904M7.0
19895M7.1
19871M3.7
19865M6.3
19853M6.6
19843M5.9
19832M6.2
19812M5.0
19805M5.2
19783M5.8
19772M5.5
19763M4.9

Wildfires

1,549 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 2,575 km².

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
7.3 km²30 km SE of Vitoria do Xingu, BrazilActive
3.6 km²18 km NE of Obidos, BrazilActive
3.6 km²79 km SSW of Santarem, BrazilActive
3.8 km²102 km E of Manaus, BrazilActive
3.6 km²26 km E of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
3.6 km²87 km NE of Altamira, BrazilActive
42 km²22 km WNW of Autazes, BrazilActive
22 km²33 km SSE of Juruti, BrazilActive
18 km²23 km WNW of Autazes, BrazilActive
14 km²69 km SSE of Santarem, BrazilActive
Show all (200)
AreaLocationSinceStatus
6.7 km²10 km NW of Curua, BrazilActive
46 km²145 km E of Santarem, BrazilActive
3.8 km²18 km ENE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
11 km²113 km SSE of Santarem, BrazilActive
152 km²52 km NE of Pacaja, BrazilActive
5.2 km²27 km NE of Trairao, BrazilActive
9.3 km²24 km NE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
20 km²21 km ENE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
17 km²22 km NW of Obidos, BrazilActive
17 km²10 km ESE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
208 km²96 km S of Santarem, BrazilActive
4.4 km²32 km WSW of Itinga do Maranhao, BrazilActive
68 km²57 km NNW of Uruara, BrazilActive
12 km²near Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
20 km²46 km SE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
67 km²24 km E of Parintins, BrazilActive
5.9 km²25 km WSW of Obidos, BrazilActive
15 km²43 km SSE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
9.9 km²51 km SE of Juruti, BrazilActive
7.9 km²37 km SSW of Juruti, BrazilActive
5.8 km²22 km E of Juruti, BrazilActive
9.1 km²10 km NE of Vitoria do Xingu, BrazilActive
5.8 km²53 km ESE of Vitoria do Xingu, BrazilActive
6.9 km²66 km NNW of Anapu, BrazilActive
17 km²67 km S of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
9.1 km²45 km NNE of Anapu, BrazilActive
3.8 km²104 km S of Santarem, BrazilActive
19 km²50 km NNW of Anapu, BrazilActive
3.2 km²59 km S of Obidos, BrazilActive
50 km²71 km NNW of Medicilandia, BrazilActive
58 km²48 km ESE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
3.2 km²13 km SW of Nova Olinda do Norte, BrazilActive
68 km²57 km ESE of Santarem, BrazilActive
269 km²37 km SSE of Juruti, BrazilActive
2,575 km²83 km ESE of Santarem, BrazilActive
6.8 km²62 km S of Itacoatiara, BrazilActive
123 km²64 km N of Uruara, BrazilActive
102 km²32 km ESE of Urucara, BrazilActive
15 km²near Almeirim, BrazilActive
7.7 km²54 km S of Uiramuta, BrazilActive
3.2 km²53 km NNW of Prainha, BrazilActive
8.7 km²48 km W of Almeirim, BrazilActive
5.4 km²58 km NNW of Prainha, BrazilActive
44 km²49 km NE of Prainha, BrazilActive
6.9 km²44 km ESE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
15 km²34 km WNW of Prainha, BrazilActive
57 km²53 km NNW of Curua, BrazilActive
26 km²122 km NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
5.8 km²114 km NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
85 km²75 km N of Prainha, BrazilActive
7.7 km²126 km NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
12 km²23 km SE of Porto de Moz, BrazilActive
8.3 km²14 km ENE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
6.2 km²20 km SSE of Bagre, BrazilActive
5.8 km²29 km ENE of Prainha, BrazilActive
170 km²58 km N of Obidos, BrazilActive
9.9 km²22 km SW of Laranjal do Jari, BrazilActive
42 km²50 km N of Obidos, BrazilActive
112 km²25 km E of Pracuuba, BrazilActive
17 km²63 km N of Curua, BrazilActive
5.2 km²47 km NE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
31 km²94 km N of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
7.5 km²138 km NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
86 km²25 km N of Curua, BrazilActive
4.8 km²46 km N of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
144 km²103 km N of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
21 km²31 km N of Chaves, BrazilActive
7.7 km²18 km NNE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
45 km²59 km ENE of Chaves, BrazilActive
3.8 km²14 km NE of Governador Nunes Freire, BrazilActive
5.0 km²214 km N of Urucara, BrazilActive
45 km²64 km SW of Macapa, BrazilActive
3.4 km²46 km WNW of Normandia, BrazilActive
6.2 km²24 km S of Boa Vista do Gurupi, BrazilActive
27 km²95 km SW of Macapa, BrazilActive
8.1 km²21 km NNE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
22 km²51 km N of Gurupa, BrazilActive
6.8 km²72 km N of Obidos, BrazilActive
175 km²67 km NNW of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
12 km²42 km NW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
7.4 km²30 km SSE of Laranjal do Jari, BrazilActive
22 km²85 km N of Prainha, BrazilActive
5.2 km²28 km WNW of Caracarai, BrazilActive
12 km²21 km N of Oriximina, BrazilActive
3.8 km²85 km SSE of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
28 km²72 km N of Prainha, BrazilActive
6.2 km²122 km E of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
27 km²21 km N of Almeirim, BrazilActive
8.5 km²94 km ENE of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
32 km²17 km NW of Almeirim, BrazilActive
13 km²20 km SSE of Concordia do Para, BrazilActive
5.7 km²46 km W of Duque de Caxias, BrazilActive
37 km²7 km SSE of Itaguai, BrazilActive
4.8 km²143 km SE of Sao Joao da Barra, BrazilActive
3.6 km²9 km ESE of Ribas do Rio Pardo, BrazilActive
4.1 km²18 km SSW of Curitiba, BrazilActive
11 km²8 km NNE of Duque de Caxias, BrazilActive
42 km²11 km NNE of Vila Velha, BrazilActive
6.1 km²6 km NNW of Montes Claros, BrazilActive
4.9 km²19 km NW of Combinado, BrazilActive
5.2 km²46 km W of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
6.6 km²32 km W of Centro Novo do Maranhao, BrazilActive
21 km²38 km WNW of Fortaleza, BrazilActive
42 km²45 km SE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
9.3 km²39 km NNE of Rondon do Para, BrazilActive
17 km²20 km SE of Cachoeira do Piria, BrazilActive
3.4 km²70 km NNW of Medicilandia, BrazilActive
21 km²42 km WSW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, BrazilActive
8.9 km²129 km SSW of Pacaja, BrazilActive
18 km²21 km SSE of Laranjal do Jari, BrazilActive
10 km²14 km NNE of Almeirim, BrazilActive
3.8 km²33 km ESE of Dom Eliseu, BrazilActive
4.6 km²65 km SSE of Portel, BrazilActive
8.9 km²17 km ENE of Araguana, BrazilActive
5.1 km²20 km NNW of Lagoa do Mato, BrazilActive
3.2 km²103 km WSW of Macapa, BrazilActive
4.0 km²15 km NW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
64 km²36 km ESE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
7.8 km²9 km NE of Arari, BrazilActive
4.4 km²near Maracanau, BrazilActive
3.2 km²55 km N of Curua, BrazilActive
7.3 km²70 km WSW of Baiao, BrazilActive
18 km²44 km NW of Baiao, BrazilActive
14 km²39 km SSE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
4.4 km²61 km W of Ulianopolis, BrazilActive
5.0 km²24 km S of Tucuma, BrazilActive
5.4 km²41 km NNW of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
4.0 km²59 km WSW of Ulianopolis, BrazilActive
4.4 km²31 km WSW of Araguana, BrazilActive
4.6 km²9 km SW of Governador Archer, BrazilActive
21 km²8 km S of Ulianopolis, BrazilActive
5.2 km²30 km SE of Chapadinha, BrazilActive
6.8 km²37 km WSW of Macapa, BrazilActive
6.7 km²52 km SSW of Tome-Acu, BrazilActive
6.5 km²35 km SSE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
9.9 km²57 km NE of Macapa, BrazilActive
20 km²52 km SE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
13 km²28 km E of Governador Nunes Freire, BrazilActive
60 km²59 km N of Pacaja, BrazilActive
11 km²85 km N of Pacaja, BrazilActive
7.7 km²81 km NE of Anapu, BrazilActive
6.7 km²15 km N of Curua, BrazilActive
5.6 km²30 km SSE of Goianesia do Para, BrazilActive
4.8 km²53 km NNE of Castanhal, BrazilActive
3.4 km²8 km S of Moncao, BrazilActive
4.8 km²24 km SSE of Cachoeira do Piria, BrazilActive
23 km²29 km ESE of Macapa, BrazilActive
9.3 km²7 km SSW of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
9.1 km²30 km NNW of Anapu, BrazilActive
6.3 km²35 km NNW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
18 km²29 km WNW of Muana, BrazilActive
4.0 km²37 km N of Sao Sebastiao da Boa Vista, BrazilActive
12 km²34 km NNW of Sao Sebastiao da Boa Vista, BrazilActive
3.2 km²116 km SW of Santana, BrazilActive
6.2 km²12 km SW of Sao Domingos do Capim, BrazilActive
6.9 km²25 km WNW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, BrazilActive
41 km²79 km N of Uruara, BrazilActive
5.2 km²36 km WNW of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
14 km²42 km N of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
8.5 km²58 km WNW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
18 km²63 km NNE of Anapu, BrazilActive
9.5 km²5 km ESE of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
35 km²7 km WSW of Ouro Branco, BrazilActive
14 km²136 km ESE of Sao Joao da Barra, BrazilActive
8.7 km²39 km S of Joao Pessoa, BrazilActive
3.1 km²60 km W of Mossoro, BrazilActive
4.4 km²10 km NNW of Cocal, BrazilActive
7.7 km²20 km S of Joaquim Pires, BrazilActive
4.3 km²102 km SW of Marechal Thaumaturgo, BrazilActive
13 km²36 km SE of Feijo, BrazilActive
14 km²133 km SW of Corumba, BrazilActive
3.8 km²25 km NE of Ferreira Gomes, BrazilActive
12 km²116 km E of Normandia, BrazilActive
19 km²22 km N of Amapa, BrazilActive
12 km²120 km E of Normandia, BrazilActive
4.6 km²142 km E of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
56 km²67 km NNE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
30 km²31 km ENE of Oiapoque, BrazilActive
29 km²46 km N of Calcoene, BrazilActive
5.0 km²16 km N of Calcoene, BrazilActive
12 km²34 km SE of Tartarugalzinho, BrazilActive
3.8 km²36 km ENE of Normandia, BrazilActive
7.4 km²123 km N of Urucara, BrazilActive
5.4 km²54 km SSW of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
17 km²41 km ESE of Tartarugalzinho, BrazilActive
24 km²84 km E of Cutias, BrazilActive
18 km²38 km W of Macapa, BrazilActive
3.8 km²37 km NNE of Uiramuta, BrazilActive
4.4 km²46 km ESE of Normandia, BrazilActive
11 km²62 km E of Normandia, BrazilActive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
2,544 km²83 km ESE of Santarem, BrazilActive
426 km²20 km SW of Morpara, BrazilInactive
367 km²45 km SSE of Agua Boa, BrazilInactive
266 km²37 km SSE of Juruti, BrazilActive
245 km²51 km SE of Castelo dos Sonhos, BrazilInactive
229 km²29 km NNW of Morpara, BrazilInactive
206 km²96 km S of Santarem, BrazilActive
181 km²30 km WNW of Campinapolis, BrazilInactive
179 km²40 km NNE of Riacho Frio, BrazilInactive
174 km²67 km NNW of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
174 km²52 km ESE of Ribeirao Cascalheira, BrazilInactive
172 km²57 km NW of Sandolandia, BrazilInactive
169 km²17 km ESE of Jau do Tocantins, BrazilInactive
166 km²58 km N of Obidos, BrazilActive
158 km²41 km NNW of Riachao das Neves, BrazilActive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
20261,4992,544 km²
20255056 km²

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