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China: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in China on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
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Latest event15 km²6 h ago119 km N of Kokdala, China
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Forecast: Copernicus EFFIS (FWI index)
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
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Forecast for the area around: Shanghai. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
- Today: Rain – Extreme rain (≥ 50 mm) · Guangzhou
- Tomorrow: Rain – Extreme rain (≥ 50 mm) · Guangzhou
Forecast for the area around: China. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in China
- 6 h agoWildfire near Kokdala, China – active15 km² · 119 km N of Kokdala, China
- 7 h agoWildfire near Panzhihua, China – active16 km² · 12 km WNW of Panzhihua, China
- 7 h agoWildfire near Xichang, China – active21 km² · 19 km SSW of Xichang, China
- 7 h agoWildfire near Panzhihua, China – active28 km² · near Panzhihua, China
- 8 h agoWildfire near Tangshan, China – active7.2 km² · 26 km N of Tangshan, China
- 8 h agoWildfire near Bayan, China – active6.2 km² · 31 km N of Bayan, China
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About China
China has recorded 10,796 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.9 in 2008.
Satellites have detected 673 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 2,019 km².
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Learn more ›Earthquakes
10,796 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.9.
Recent earthquakes
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 41 km WNW of Ürümqi, China | 45.0 km | |
| 3.2 | 56 km WSW of Xigazê, China | 10.0 km | |
| 3.8 | 71 km NW of Luntai, China | 10.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 67 km NW of Luntai, China | 10.0 km | |
| 4.9 | 48 km ESE of Zhaotong, China | 10.0 km | |
| 4.5 | 30 km NNE of Yangzhou, China | 10.0 km | |
| 4.1 | 226 km ENE of Nagqu, China | 10.0 km | |
| 4.4 | 73 km S of Xinyuan, China | 10.0 km | |
| 4.3 | 171 km ENE of Nagqu, China | 10.0 km | |
| 4.5 | 186 km ENE of Nagqu, China | 10.0 km |
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Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 73 km WNW of Chengdu, China | 10.0 km | |
| 7.8 | 258 km S of Huatugou, China | 10.0 km | |
| 7.5 | 66 km W of Kashgar, China | 7.0 km | |
| 7.5 | 19 km WSW of Tangshan, China | 23.0 km | |
| 7.4 | 19 km E of Tangshan, China | 26.0 km | |
| 7.4 | 7 km SSE of Longling County, China | 10.0 km | |
| 7.3 | 183 km W of Maqin County, China | 10.0 km | |
| 7.3 | 52 km SW of Dongning, China | 566.0 km | |
| 7.3 | 14 km ENE of Mengka, China | 18.0 km | |
| 7.3 | 64 km SSW of Baoshan, China | 8.0 km | |
| 7.2 | 118 km SSW of Aqqan, China | 10.0 km | |
| 7.1 | 58 km NE of Wangqing, China | 565.7 km | |
| 7.0 | 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China | 18.0 km | |
| 7.0 | 137 km W of Aqsu, China | 13.0 km | |
| 6.9 | 84 km SE of Aqqan, China | 10.0 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2026 | 352 | M7.0 |
| 2025 | 223 | M5.8 |
| 2024 | 426 | M7.0 |
| 2023 | 246 | M5.9 |
| 2022 | 257 | M6.6 |
| 2021 | 292 | M7.3 |
| 2020 | 248 | M6.3 |
| 2019 | 202 | M5.8 |
| 2018 | 173 | M5.8 |
| 2017 | 171 | M6.5 |
| 2016 | 189 | M6.0 |
| 2015 | 203 | M6.4 |
| 2014 | 234 | M6.9 |
| 2013 | 297 | M6.6 |
| 2012 | 188 | M6.3 |
| 2011 | 146 | M5.7 |
| 2010 | 170 | M6.9 |
| 2009 | 186 | M6.2 |
| 2008 | 1,593 | M7.9 |
| 2007 | 240 | M6.1 |
| 2006 | 192 | M5.7 |
| 2005 | 168 | M6.1 |
| 2004 | 212 | M5.6 |
| 2003 | 257 | M6.4 |
| 2002 | 195 | M7.3 |
| 2001 | 209 | M7.8 |
| 2000 | 184 | M6.1 |
| 1999 | 130 | M7.1 |
| 1998 | 226 | M6.4 |
| 1997 | 226 | M6.2 |
| 1996 | 251 | M6.6 |
| 1995 | 216 | M6.2 |
| 1994 | 93 | M5.9 |
| 1993 | 154 | M6.1 |
| 1992 | 145 | M6.1 |
| 1991 | 167 | M6.1 |
| 1990 | 157 | M6.9 |
| 1989 | 200 | M6.2 |
| 1988 | 173 | M7.3 |
| 1987 | 131 | M5.9 |
| 1986 | 146 | M6.1 |
| 1985 | 156 | M7.5 |
| 1984 | 59 | M6.0 |
| 1983 | 91 | M6.2 |
| 1982 | 73 | M6.5 |
| 1981 | 66 | M6.8 |
| 1980 | 95 | M6.2 |
| 1979 | 67 | M6.2 |
| 1978 | 63 | M6.0 |
| 1977 | 81 | M6.3 |
| 1976 | 177 | M7.5 |
Wildfires
673 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 2,019 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km² | 119 km N of Kokdala, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 12 km WNW of Panzhihua, China | Active | |
| 21 km² | 19 km SSW of Xichang, China | Active | |
| 28 km² | near Panzhihua, China | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 26 km N of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 31 km N of Bayan, China | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 22 km SE of Zhaozhou, China | Active | |
| 8.1 km² | 60 km W of Harbin, China | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 14 km S of Zhaozhou, China | Active | |
| 17 km² | 28 km E of Dalai, China | Active |
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| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 km² | 66 km SSE of Changchun, China | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 31 km WNW of Zhaoyuan, China | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 29 km NW of Zhaoyuan, China | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 14 km E of Chifeng, China | Active | |
| 65 km² | 28 km E of Tailai, China | Active | |
| 24 km² | 10 km NE of Qinggang, China | Active | |
| 11 km² | 31 km NNE of Dalai, China | Active | |
| 219 km² | 14 km S of Longjiang, China | Active | |
| 10 km² | 28 km NNW of Dalai, China | Active | |
| 94 km² | 74 km SSW of Qiqihar, China | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 200 km N of Xilin Hot, China | Active | |
| 12 km² | 17 km SSE of Hulan Ergi, China | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 99 km SW of Daqing, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 69 km ESE of Daqing, China | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 93 km SW of Daqing, China | Active | |
| 11 km² | 79 km WSW of Harbin, China | Active | |
| 145 km² | 64 km SSW of Ulanhot, China | Active | |
| 27 km² | 10 km SSW of Songlingcun, China | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | 117 km WNW of Dalian, China | Active | |
| 8.8 km² | 78 km SSW of Beihai, China | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 10 km NE of Zhaoyuan, China | Active | |
| 13 km² | 10 km W of Zhaoyuan, China | Active | |
| 11 km² | 17 km NNW of Zhaoyuan, China | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 18 km W of Zhaozhou, China | Active | |
| 48 km² | 72 km SSW of Qiqihar, China | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 80 km NNE of Daqing, China | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 13 km N of Dalai, China | Active | |
| 224 km² | 21 km NE of Wangkui, China | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 29 km SSE of Hulan Ergi, China | Active | |
| 5.1 km² | 38 km S of Anda, China | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 14 km NW of Hulan Ergi, China | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 42 km SSW of Honggang, China | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 35 km S of Daqing, China | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 19 km NW of Mingshui, China | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 19 km NNW of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 19 km NW of Chifeng, China | Active | |
| 6.0 km² | 75 km WSW of Harbin, China | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 44 km S of Harbin, China | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 63 km WSW of Harbin, China | Active | |
| 5.8 km² | 21 km E of Zhaoyuan, China | Active | |
| 8.0 km² | 6 km NW of Siping, China | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 33 km SE of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 109 km² | 41 km W of Liuhe, China | Active | |
| 10 km² | 14 km SW of Shuangcheng, China | Active | |
| 12 km² | 19 km N of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 63 km² | near Anshan, China | Active | |
| 13 km² | 28 km WNW of Changchun, China | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 15 km N of Dongfeng, China | Active | |
| 40 km² | 60 km NE of Dorbod, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 77 km ESE of Shanhaiguan, China | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 26 km NE of Dali, China | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 14 km SW of Nongzhang, China | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 52 km W of Xigazê, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 26 km W of Panzhihua, China | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 172 km WNW of Daocheng, China | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 47 km N of Xichang, China | Active | |
| 14 km² | 127 km S of Turpan, China | Active | |
| 47 km² | near Jiayuguan, China | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 10 km WNW of Lincang, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 62 km WSW of Nanning, China | Active | |
| 7.1 km² | 13 km NE of Gejiu, China | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 20 km W of Shangsi, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 8 km N of Jiujing, China | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 16 km N of Gejiu, China | Active | |
| 5.1 km² | 14 km NE of Fangchenggang, China | Active | |
| 15 km² | 11 km SSE of Fangchenggang, China | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 6 km ESE of Zhong'an, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 35 km WSW of Kunming, China | Active | |
| 5.5 km² | 22 km S of Lijiang, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 9 km SE of Micheng, China | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 23 km SSW of Baoshan, China | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 18 km NE of Zhongshu, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 8 km WNW of Yuxi, China | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 25 km NNE of Qujing, China | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 38 km ENE of Kaiyuan, China | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 40 km W of Kunming, China | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 45 km ESE of Yuxi, China | Active | |
| 9.2 km² | 27 km NNW of Guangzhou, China | Active | |
| 7.1 km² | 62 km S of Yunfu, China | Active | |
| 7.5 km² | 41 km SSE of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 28 km E of Huayin, China | Active | |
| 28 km² | 61 km E of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 13 km² | 7 km NNW of Dingzhou, China | Active | |
| 12 km² | 29 km NNW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 25 km² | 31 km N of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 13 km² | 17 km NW of Laiwu, China | Active | |
| 7.4 km² | 12 km E of Pingyin, China | Active | |
| 9.8 km² | 9 km SE of Pingyin, China | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 30 km SSW of Liaocheng, China | Active | |
| 15 km² | 19 km NNW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 27 km² | 33 km WNW of Anyang, China | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 108 km ENE of Qingyuan, China | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 23 km NNE of Qujing, China | Active | |
| 12 km² | near Qisha, China | Active | |
| 17 km² | 23 km SSE of Qujing, China | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 53 km SSW of Qujing, China | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 17 km NE of Lijiang, China | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 31 km WNW of Zibo, China | Active | |
| 29 km² | 49 km NW of Shijiazhuang, China | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 32 km E of Dongying, China | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 29 km NW of Jinan, China | Active | |
| 76 km² | 22 km N of Hecun, China | Active | |
| 6.4 km² | 22 km N of Sishui, China | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 53 km ENE of Heze, China | Active | |
| 12 km² | near Laiwu, China | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 83 km NE of Linfen, China | Active | |
| 9.9 km² | 70 km ENE of Linfen, China | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 56 km SSW of Zhengzhou, China | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 53 km NW of Xi'an, China | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 37 km WNW of Zhu Cheng City, China | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 41 km SE of Shuozhou, China | Active | |
| 5.8 km² | 54 km SE of Jiexiu, China | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 11 km ENE of Yangquan, China | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 21 km SSE of Zoucheng, China | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 35 km NNW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 44 km² | 5 km NNW of Taiyuan, China | Active | |
| 7.7 km² | 75 km NW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 5.8 km² | 33 km WSW of Zibo, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 16 km WSW of Zoucheng, China | Active | |
| 7.5 km² | 48 km ENE of Heze, China | Active | |
| 42 km² | 43 km SW of Taiyuan, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 46 km SW of Taiyuan, China | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | near Wujing, China | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 62 km WSW of Jinan, China | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 42 km E of Yuanping, China | Active | |
| 9.8 km² | 7 km WSW of Handan, China | Active | |
| 43 km² | 19 km SE of Laiwu, China | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 36 km NNE of Jinzhong, China | Active | |
| 23 km² | 6 km N of Hecun, China | Active | |
| 12 km² | 11 km E of Hecun, China | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 40 km W of Zibo, China | Active | |
| 24 km² | 23 km NNW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 10 km ENE of Tongchuan, China | Active | |
| 14 km² | 7 km SW of Jiyuan, China | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 10 km W of Zaozhuang, China | Active | |
| 41 km² | 46 km NE of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 44 km² | 25 km E of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 53 km² | 84 km ESE of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 101 km SE of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 24 km² | 82 km SSE of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 18 km² | 21 km W of Chengde, China | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 25 km SW of Datong, China | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | near Xuanhua, China | Active | |
| 7.7 km² | 26 km SSE of Ulanqab, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 44 km N of Datong, China | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 57 km SSW of Chengde, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 61 km N of Tangshan, China | Active | |
| 28 km² | 110 km SSE of Tianjin, China | Active | |
| 21 km² | 28 km NW of Hecun, China | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 5 km NE of Linqu, China | Active | |
| 24 km² | 40 km SSW of Yingkou, China | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 19 km NNE of Muling, China | Active | |
| 6.4 km² | 46 km SW of Qingyang, China | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 57 km SE of Pingliang, China | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 61 km ENE of Kaiyuan, China | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 20 km NW of Kaiyuan, China | Active | |
| 8.0 km² | 48 km WSW of Hohhot, China | Active | |
| 46 km² | 57 km SSE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 20 km WSW of Jiexiu, China | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 13 km SW of Huinong, China | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 5 km WSW of Fanshi, China | Active | |
| 8.0 km² | 23 km SW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 16 km SW of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 17 km W of Changzhi, China | Active | |
| 6.1 km² | 27 km SSW of Zibo, China | Active | |
| 11 km² | 10 km S of Wuda, China | Active | |
| 7.1 km² | 48 km W of Shuozhou, China | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 93 km SE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 107 km SE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 13 km² | 44 km ENE of Shuozhou, China | Active | |
| 15 km² | 47 km NE of Shuozhou, China | Active | |
| 6.1 km² | 30 km SW of Datong, China | Active | |
| 47 km² | 45 km S of Datong, China | Active | |
| 30 km² | 22 km ENE of Huinong, China | Active | |
| 23 km² | 45 km SW of Datong, China | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 18 km SSE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 85 km NE of Yuanping, China | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 36 km ENE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 11 km S of Datong, China | Active | |
| 29 km² | near Wuda, China | Active | |
| 5.7 km² | 28 km NNE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 11 km² | 28 km ESE of Yuanping, China | Active | |
| 77 km² | 53 km NE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 38 km NNE of Datong, China | Active | |
| 7.3 km² | 48 km SSW of Wuzhong, China | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 36 km E of Shuozhou, China | Active | |
| 23 km² | 61 km E of Shuozhou, China | Active | |
| 16 km² | 7 km NE of Yingxian, China | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 25 km NW of Tiandiba, China | Active | |
| 9.3 km² | 42 km SSE of Linfen, China | Active |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,019 km² | 53 km ENE of Harbin, China | Active | |
| 1,891 km² | 50 km N of Changchun, China | Inactive | |
| 711 km² | 51 km NNE of Harbin, China | Inactive | |
| 583 km² | 57 km WSW of Wenquan, China | Inactive | |
| 454 km² | 47 km N of Jilin City, China | Inactive | |
| 446 km² | 53 km ESE of Changchun, China | Inactive | |
| 262 km² | near Chengzihe, China | Active | |
| 242 km² | 38 km SSE of Anda, China | Inactive | |
| 232 km² | 38 km SSE of Zhaoyuan, China | Inactive | |
| 224 km² | 21 km NE of Wangkui, China | Active | |
| 219 km² | 14 km S of Longjiang, China | Active | |
| 216 km² | 17 km ENE of Yilan, China | Inactive | |
| 208 km² | 34 km S of Nehe, China | Inactive | |
| 198 km² | 14 km NE of Shuangyashan, China | Inactive | |
| 175 km² | 41 km SW of Hailin, China | Active |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 575 | 2,019 km² |
| 2025 | 98 | 454 km² |
Regions
Places
- Shanghai
- Chongqing
- Chengdu
- Beijing
- Guangzhou
- Shenzhen
- Tianjin
- Wuhan
- Xi'an
- Harbin
- Dongguan
- Hefei
- Weifang
- Nanjing
- Shenyang
- Foshan
- Jinan
- Dalian
- Wuzhong
- Yantai
- Suzhou
- Puxi
- Zhengzhou
- Nanning
- Kunming
- Shijiazhuang
- Changchun
- Pudong
- Taiyuan
- Zibo
- Xiamen
- Yangzhou
- Huai'an
- Guiyang
- Bao'an
- Wuxi
- Lanzhou
- Fuzhou
- Ürümqi
- Zaozhuang
- Zhongshan
- Shantou
- Ningbo
- Nanhai
- Shiyan
- Hohhot
- Tangshan
- Lueliang
- Anshan
- Changzhou
- Datong
- Huainan
- Haikou
- Huizhou
- Yinchuan
- Baotou
- Linyi
- Baoding
- Minhang
- Bazhong
- Wenzhou
- Yunfu
- Xining
- Nanchang
- Nantong
- Baoshan
- Zhuhai
- Ordos
- Qingyang
- Kunshan
- Zunyi
- Lianyungang
- Puning
- Songjiang
- Jieyang
- Jiading
- Shangqiu
- Nanchong
- Nanyang
- Jiangmen