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Zimbabwe: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Zimbabwe on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
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Latest event8.8 km²13 h ago25 km NNE of Inyati, Zimbabwe
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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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.
Fire danger
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Forecast for the area around: Bulawayo. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
- Today: Lightning – Very high lightning · Karoi
Forecast for the area around: Zimbabwe. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in Zimbabwe
- 13 h agoWildfire near Inyati, Zimbabwe – active8.8 km² · 25 km NNE of Inyati, Zimbabwe
- 13 h agoWildfire near Chiredzi, Zimbabwe – active3.4 km² · 33 km NNW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
- 13 h agoWildfire near Centenary, Zimbabwe – active14 km² · 72 km NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe
- 13 h agoWildfire near Gwanda, Zimbabwe – active5.2 km² · 35 km SSE of Gwanda, Zimbabwe
- 13 h agoWildfire near Harare, Zimbabwe – active3.2 km² · 28 km N of Harare, Zimbabwe
- 13 h agoWildfire near Gwanda, Zimbabwe – active5.0 km² · 39 km E of Gwanda, Zimbabwe
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has recorded 154 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1980. The strongest was M5.6 in 2018.
Satellites have detected 131 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 206 km².
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154 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1980. The strongest was M5.6.
Recent earthquakes
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 54 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 16.0 km | |
| 5.6 | 172 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.6 | 147 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 7.0 km | |
| 5.4 | 135 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.3 | 164 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 127 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 144 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 135 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 117 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 146 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 157 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 147 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 5.0 | 145 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 20.2 km | |
| 5.0 | 122 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km | |
| 4.9 | 17 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe | 10.0 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2025 | 2 | M4.5 |
| 2024 | 4 | M4.9 |
| 2022 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2021 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2020 | 2 | M4.8 |
| 2019 | 1 | M4.2 |
| 2018 | 3 | M5.6 |
| 2017 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 2016 | 3 | M5.6 |
| 2015 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 2013 | 5 | M4.6 |
| 2012 | 2 | M4.9 |
| 2011 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2010 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2009 | 4 | M4.4 |
| 2008 | 5 | M5.1 |
| 2007 | 5 | M5.2 |
| 2006 | 82 | M5.6 |
| 2000 | 1 | M3.7 |
| 1993 | 1 | M3.7 |
| 1991 | 1 | M3.9 |
| 1990 | 8 | M5.1 |
| 1986 | 4 | M4.1 |
| 1985 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 1984 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 1982 | 2 | M4.4 |
| 1981 | 4 | M4.7 |
| 1980 | 1 | M4.4 |
Wildfires
131 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 206 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 km² | 25 km NNE of Inyati, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 33 km NNW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 14 km² | 72 km NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 35 km SSE of Gwanda, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 28 km N of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 39 km E of Gwanda, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 54 km ENE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 13 km² | 13 km SSE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 16 km² | 69 km N of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 13 km² | near Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 km² | 18 km NW of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 19 km ENE of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 206 km² | 56 km ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 28 km² | 5 km W of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 15 km² | 29 km SE of Binga, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 95 km N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 76 km² | 106 km N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.9 km² | 41 km NW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | 20 km W of Kadoma, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 10 km N of Glendale, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 6 km NNE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 17 km² | 146 km N of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.1 km² | 18 km SSE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 10 km² | 112 km NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 17 km² | 7 km NE of Mhangura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 28 km SW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 11 km² | 41 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.3 km² | 161 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 23 km SW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 55 km WSW of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 12 km² | 43 km SSW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 40 km S of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 33 km² | 41 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.2 km² | 52 km ESE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.1 km² | 99 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 12 km² | 30 km E of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 47 km NE of Epworth, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 23 km NE of Chivhu, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 43 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.0 km² | 17 km WSW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 15 km SE of Shamva, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 15 km SE of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 11 km² | 45 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 21 km NE of Shamva, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 60 km SW of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 11 km² | 81 km N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 20 km SW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.9 km² | 45 km E of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 52 km WNW of Redcliff, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 30 km NNE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.0 km² | 109 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 35 km² | 61 km ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 101 km N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 97 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.0 km² | 60 km E of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 14 km WSW of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 13 km NNE of Murewa, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 12 km² | 27 km NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 83 km NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 88 km NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 11 km² | 45 km ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 26 km NE of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 15 km WSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 103 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 22 km W of Mutoko, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 10 km² | 36 km NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 17 km² | 95 km N of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 12 km² | 34 km ESE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 18 km² | 35 km NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 17 km WNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 12 km² | 40 km ENE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 78 km N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 36 km SW of Shurugwi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 148 km ESE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 23 km² | 66 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 51 km² | 17 km NNE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 19 km SW of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 17 km E of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 78 km² | 7 km SSE of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 17 km E of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 14 km W of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 19 km SSE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 11 km NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | near Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 45 km W of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.2 km² | 68 km NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 41 km W of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 14 km ENE of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 23 km NNE of Murewa, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 11 km² | 41 km SSW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.9 km² | 49 km N of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.2 km² | 114 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.4 km² | 57 km NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 19 km NW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 14 km² | 57 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 20 km NNW of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.4 km² | 26 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 48 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 120 km E of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 19 km WSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 51 km WNW of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 42 km SSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 34 km SE of Marondera, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 60 km NE of Epworth, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5.7 km² | 34 km WNW of Kwekwe, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 40 km E of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 9 km E of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 19 km² | 66 km E of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.3 km² | 34 km ENE of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 50 km WNW of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 28 km SSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 8 km NW of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 43 km WNW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 104 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8.2 km² | near Kariba, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 14 km² | 111 km NW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 16 km² | 37 km NNW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 10 km² | 31 km WNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 9 km ESE of Gwanda, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.0 km² | 17 km ENE of Plumtree, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 42 km WSW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 82 km N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.1 km² | 32 km ESE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12 km² | 12 km ESE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 48 km NNW of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 10 km SE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 8.0 km² | 65 km NNE of Mutoko, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12 km² | 10 km E of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.3 km² | 42 km ESE of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 8.7 km² | 19 km SE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 18 km² | 31 km NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 25 km NE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 39 km NNW of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 13 km² | 69 km ESE of Binga, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 27 km NNE of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 42 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.2 km² | 106 km NW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 28 km² | 36 km ESE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.3 km² | 30 km SSE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.0 km² | 18 km SW of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 8.9 km² | 22 km NNE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.1 km² | 55 km E of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.0 km² | 21 km NW of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.0 km² | 36 km N of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 14 km² | 53 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.7 km² | 34 km SE of Kadoma, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 11 km² | 32 km SSE of Chivhu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.0 km² | 65 km N of Rusape, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.1 km² | near Mvuma, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.6 km² | 103 km S of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.9 km² | 26 km NW of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.3 km² | 85 km W of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.4 km² | 46 km ESE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.7 km² | 30 km NW of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.6 km² | 43 km NNE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.2 km² | near Banket, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.8 km² | 58 km NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 29 km NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.1 km² | 76 km N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.2 km² | 22 km NNW of Kadoma, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.4 km² | 20 km NNW of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 52 km² | 93 km NNE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.3 km² | 80 km N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 18 km² | 49 km NE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.1 km² | 6 km ENE of Glendale, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.7 km² | near Shamva, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.6 km² | 46 km E of Harare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 48 km NNW of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 8.8 km² | 75 km S of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.9 km² | 93 km SSE of Harare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.4 km² | 36 km ENE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.0 km² | 18 km S of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.0 km² | 22 km ESE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.8 km² | 77 km NE of Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.8 km² | 21 km N of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.7 km² | 77 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.9 km² | 148 km SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4.8 km² | 20 km W of Plumtree, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 28 km E of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.0 km² | 143 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 32 km² | 26 km NW of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.8 km² | 11 km NNW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.4 km² | 24 km S of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 20 km² | near Mhangura, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.3 km² | 29 km S of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.6 km² | 100 km W of Harare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 61 km² | 46 km NW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.4 km² | 29 km S of Rusape, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.5 km² | 73 km SSW of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7.6 km² | 17 km ENE of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.4 km² | 84 km N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 22 km NNE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.7 km² | 72 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 77 km NW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9.3 km² | 48 km W of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 104 km ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.1 km² | 44 km NW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3.9 km² | 9 km NNW of Chimanimani, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6.3 km² | 17 km S of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 5.5 km² | 14 km NW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 206 km² | 56 km ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 193 km² | 74 km SW of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 125 km² | 74 km NNE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 78 km² | 7 km SSE of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 76 km² | 106 km N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 71 km² | 48 km E of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 61 km² | 46 km NW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 52 km² | 32 km WNW of Lupane, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 52 km² | 93 km NNE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 52 km² | 76 km NNE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 51 km² | 17 km NNE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 41 km² | 37 km W of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 39 km² | 60 km NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 38 km² | 71 km N of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 37 km² | 71 km NE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 130 | 193 km² |
| 2025 | 1 | 206 km² |