Sudan
Sudan: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Sudan on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
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Latest event112 km²4 h ago57 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan
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Forecast: Copernicus EFFIS (FWI index)
Very light rain (0.1–1 mm)
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
Calm (< 7 km/h, 0–1 Bf)
Light breeze (7–18 km/h, 2–3 Bf)
Moderate breeze (18–36 km/h, 4–5 Bf)
Strong breeze (36–54 km/h, 5–7 Bf)
Gale (54–72 km/h, 7–8 Bf)
Storm (≥ 72 km/h, 9+ Bf)
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.
Fire danger
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Tomorrow
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Day after
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Forecast for the area around: Nyala. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
- Today: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Port Sudan
- Tomorrow: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Port Sudan
Forecast for the area around: Sudan. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in Sudan
- 4 h agoWildfire near Kaduqli, Sudan – active112 km² · 57 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan
- 4 h agoWildfire near Er Roseires, Sudan – active32 km² · 92 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan
- 4 h agoWildfire near Kaduqli, Sudan – active4.5 km² · 124 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan
- 4 h agoWildfire near Talodi, Sudan – active28 km² · 74 km SW of Talodi, Sudan
- 4 h agoWildfire near Talodi, Sudan – active18 km² · 71 km S of Talodi, Sudan
- 4 h agoWildfire near Kaduqli, Sudan – active15 km² · 125 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Sudan
Sudan has recorded 74 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.7 in 1993.
Satellites have detected 520 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 2,338 km².
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74 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.7.
Recent earthquakes
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | 164 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.5 | 89 km WSW of Omdurman, Sudan | 13.0 km | |
| 5.3 | 157 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.3 | 157 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 153 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 153 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 155 km NE of Tokar, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.0 | 164 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.0 | 154 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.0 | 161 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.0 | 150 km E of Port Sudan, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 5.0 | 149 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 15.4 km | |
| 4.9 | 161 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 10.0 km | |
| 4.9 | 149 km ENE of Suakin, Sudan | 13.4 km | |
| 4.8 | 72 km W of Omdurman, Sudan | 17.0 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2025 | 3 | M4.5 |
| 2024 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2020 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 2015 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 2014 | 2 | M4.2 |
| 2013 | 1 | M4.5 |
| 2012 | 1 | M4.2 |
| 2010 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 2009 | 2 | M4.5 |
| 2008 | 2 | M4.2 |
| 2007 | 4 | M4.4 |
| 2006 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2005 | 1 | M4.6 |
| 2004 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 2001 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 1999 | 1 | M4.2 |
| 1998 | 1 | M4.6 |
| 1996 | 1 | M3.9 |
| 1994 | 1 | M4.7 |
| 1993 | 37 | M5.7 |
| 1991 | 1 | M4.6 |
| 1988 | 1 | M4.0 |
| 1979 | 2 | M4.8 |
| 1977 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 1976 | 3 | M4.4 |
Wildfires
520 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 2,338 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 km² | 57 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 32 km² | 92 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 124 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 28 km² | 74 km SW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 18 km² | 71 km S of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 125 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 126 km² | 98 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 9.8 km² | 33 km NNE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 13 km² | 59 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 64 km² | 88 km ENE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 km² | 93 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 182 km² | 128 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 22 km² | 141 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 1,553 km² | 76 km ESE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 142 km S of Kūstī, Sudan | Active | |
| 74 km² | 27 km S of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 609 km² | 35 km S of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 71 km² | 92 km SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 18 km² | 65 km S of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 29 km² | 12 km SE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 35 km² | 56 km NNE of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 79 km² | 79 km SE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 23 km² | 76 km S of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 82 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 771 km² | 105 km ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 108 km² | 110 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 150 km S of Gedaref, Sudan | Active | |
| 40 km² | 24 km WSW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 49 km² | 5 km SE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 29 km N of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 32 km SSE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 16 km² | 148 km S of Gedaref, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 147 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 2,345 km² | 62 km ENE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 145 km² | 81 km WSW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 31 km NW of Abu Zabad, Sudan | Active | |
| 404 km² | 104 km NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 78 km E of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 25 km² | 101 km SE of Al Hawatah, Sudan | Active | |
| 62 km² | 84 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 73 km² | 22 km NE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 113 km² | 68 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 49 km² | 150 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 38 km NNE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 52 km E of Dilling, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 52 km ENE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 99 km² | 64 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 76 km ESE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 57 km² | 107 km NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 21 km² | 90 km SSE of Al Hawatah, Sudan | Active | |
| 5.5 km² | 15 km S of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 53 km² | 82 km S of Tullus, Sudan | Active | |
| 50 km² | 74 km SW of Tullus, Sudan | Active | |
| 88 km² | 81 km ESE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 27 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 300 km² | 69 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 27 km² | 64 km SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 40 km² | 39 km ENE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 30 km² | 99 km S of Tullus, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 67 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 28 km WSW of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 24 km² | 140 km SE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 411 km² | 160 km SE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 291 km² | 64 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 41 km² | 34 km S of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 5.5 km² | 29 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 62 km² | 62 km S of Tullus, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 94 km SSW of Al Lagowa, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 8 km S of Dilling, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 83 km W of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 12 km² | 43 km W of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 70 km SE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 26 km SE of Dilling, Sudan | Active | |
| 76 km² | 100 km NNE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 12 km² | 75 km SSE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 65 km SSE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 27 km² | 21 km SSW of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 92 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 58 km² | 87 km SW of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 73 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 52 km ENE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.6 km² | 30 km NW of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 54 km² | 29 km SW of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 34 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 40 km² | 18 km SSW of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 13 km NE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 36 km² | 44 km SSE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 37 km ESE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 20 km² | 110 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.1 km² | 57 km SW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.4 km² | 92 km SW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 52 km ESE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 50 km² | 100 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 31 km SSW of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 78 km² | 63 km SW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 17 km² | 54 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 88 km S of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 19 km² | 83 km S of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 13 km² | 34 km W of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 24 km² | 37 km S of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 23 km² | 52 km SSW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 66 km² | 137 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 55 km² | 97 km SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 33 km² | 54 km SW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 37 km² | 84 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 43 km NE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 12 km² | 77 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 28 km SE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 53 km WSW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 21 km² | 57 km WSW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 20 km² | 35 km WSW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 46 km SSE of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 82 km S of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 60 km WSW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 20 km² | 88 km ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 38 km ENE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 139 km SSE of El Daein, Sudan | Active | |
| 35 km² | 18 km N of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 24 km² | 129 km SE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 46 km ESE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 101 km E of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 17 km W of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 462 km² | 141 km SSE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 38 km N of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 17 km² | 70 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 68 km SSW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 13 km² | 40 km ENE of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 12 km² | 95 km ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 68 km W of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 28 km NE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 56 km SSE of Dilling, Sudan | Active | |
| 26 km² | 86 km SE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 20 km² | 90 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 49 km NNW of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 12 km² | 6 km E of Dilling, Sudan | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 104 km SSE of Al-Ubayyid, Sudan | Active | |
| 26 km² | 133 km SSE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 17 km² | 63 km NNW of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 93 km² | 58 km SW of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 37 km² | 74 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 84 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 260 km² | 106 km SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 83 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.6 km² | 25 km SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 13 km² | 42 km SE of Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 25 km N of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 179 km² | 79 km ESE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.0 km² | 69 km WNW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.3 km² | 97 km SSE of Al-Ubayyid, Sudan | Active | |
| 18 km² | 7 km E of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 36 km SSE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 76 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 22 km NW of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 24 km² | 28 km SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 91 km S of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 23 km² | 68 km NE of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 9.2 km² | 132 km ESE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 81 km E of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 39 km² | 105 km E of Jalqani, Sudan | Active | |
| 20 km² | 38 km N of El Daein, Sudan | Active | |
| 18 km² | 92 km SSW of Al Lagowa, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.3 km² | 78 km SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 64 km SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 11 km² | 57 km SSE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 119 km S of Gedaref, Sudan | Active | |
| 21 km² | 48 km ENE of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 29 km² | 99 km ENE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 149 km² | 64 km WSW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 56 km ESE of Dilling, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 100 km WSW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 41 km NNE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 59 km² | 94 km S of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 14 km² | 28 km WNW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 39 km² | 96 km ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 47 km W of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 6.6 km² | 106 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 54 km² | 44 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 23 km² | 72 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 5.5 km² | 90 km SE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active | |
| 56 km² | 98 km NE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 37 km² | 59 km E of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.1 km² | 20 km N of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 57 km² | 44 km ENE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | near Talodi, Sudan | Active | |
| 26 km² | 11 km S of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 36 km² | 15 km NW of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 40 km² | 119 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 18 km² | 47 km ESE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 131 km SSE of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 36 km² | 126 km S of Kaduqli, Sudan | Active | |
| 22 km² | 32 km ENE of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 79 km SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 58 km E of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 15 km² | 48 km NNW of El Geneina Fort, Sudan | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 56 km N of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 12 km² | 97 km SSW of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 16 km² | 94 km SE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 7.7 km² | 90 km SSW of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 23 km² | 93 km SSW of Al Lagowa, Sudan | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 62 km S of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,345 km² | 62 km ENE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 1,553 km² | 76 km ESE of Abyei, Sudan | Active | |
| 771 km² | 105 km ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 609 km² | 35 km S of Kurmuk, Sudan | Active | |
| 462 km² | 141 km SSE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 411 km² | 160 km SE of Buram, Sudan | Active | |
| 404 km² | 104 km NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 300 km² | 69 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 291 km² | 64 km SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 260 km² | 106 km SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 182 km² | 128 km SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan | Active | |
| 181 km² | 47 km ENE of Abyei, Sudan | Inactive | |
| 179 km² | 79 km ESE of Umm Dafog, Sudan | Active | |
| 162 km² | 149 km SE of Buram, Sudan | Inactive | |
| 149 km² | 64 km WSW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan | Active |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 363 | 2,345 km² |
| 2025 | 157 | 260 km² |
Regions
Places
- Khartoum
- Omdurman
- Bahri
- Port Sudan
- Kaduqli
- Abyei
- Dilling
- Abu Jibeha
- Er Roseires
- Ad-Damazin
- Abu Zabad
- Buram
- Tullus
- Al Mijlad
- Ar Rahad
- Rahad al Bardi
- Babanusah
- El Daein
- Kutum
- Kabkabiyah
- Sh'iariah
- An Nuhud
- Gereida
- Zalinjay
- Mellit
- Al Fulah
- 'Ardamata
- Umm Ruwaba
- Ghubaysh
- Al-Ubayyid
- Al Hawatah
- El Geneina Fort
- Geneina
- Al-Fashir
- Nyala
- Kassala
- Kas
- Singa