Namibia

Namibia: earthquakes and wildfires

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

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Latest event14 km²11 h ago120 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia

Earthquakes Wildfires Floods Storms Volcanoes Tsunamis

Key statistics (30 days)

2Earthquakes 67Wildfires 0Floods 0Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

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

Fire danger

Today Very extreme

Tomorrow Very extreme

Day after Very extreme

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

Severe weather (forecast)

Today: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Gobabis
Tomorrow: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Windhoek
Tomorrow: Lightning – Very high lightning · Katima Mulilo

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

Recent events in Namibia

Historical overview

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

About Namibia

Namibia has recorded 28 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1980. The strongest was M5.4 in 2021.

Satellites have detected 284 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 933 km².

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Namibia →

28 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1980. The strongest was M5.4.

Recent earthquakes

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.9	14 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	7 Nov 2026, 15:22	10.0 km
5.0	22 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	21 Oct 2026, 20:34	10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
5.4	29 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	4 Apr 2021, 01:41	6.0 km
5.1	28 km NNE of Uis, Namibia	31 Jul 2009, 08:14	10.0 km
5.0	22 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	21 Oct 2026, 20:34	10.0 km
5.0	35 km N of Khorixas, Namibia	12 Apr 2022, 20:36	10.0 km
5.0	25 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	24 May 2018, 07:08	10.0 km
5.0	59 km SE of Rehoboth, Namibia	23 Dec 1992, 10:54	10.0 km
4.9	14 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	7 Nov 2026, 15:22	10.0 km
4.9	22 km SSW of Kamanjab, Namibia	24 May 2021, 08:27	10.0 km
4.8	25 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	25 May 2018, 14:58	10.0 km
4.8	34 km SW of Kamanjab, Namibia	14 Mar 2018, 08:32	11.3 km
4.8	58 km WNW of Khorixas, Namibia	24 Mar 2012, 04:43	10.0 km
4.8	58 km WSW of Osire, Namibia	26 Apr 2008, 14:48	10.0 km
4.8	25 km SW of Otavi, Namibia	23 Jan 1980, 09:45	33.0 km
4.7	48 km NW of Khorixas, Namibia	3 Feb 2016, 11:04	10.0 km
4.7	53 km NW of Khorixas, Namibia	2 Feb 2016, 19:15	12.3 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19802026

Year

2026	2	M5.0
2022	2	M5.0
2021	5	M5.4
2019	2	M4.6
2018	4	M5.0
2016	2	M4.7
2012	1	M4.8
2010	2	M4.1
2009	1	M5.1
2008	2	M4.8
2005	1	M4.1
1993	2	M4.3
1992	1	M5.0
1980	1	M4.8

Wildfires

284 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 933 km².

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
14 km²	120 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
5.7 km²	86 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	5 Oct 2026	Active
9.5 km²	38 km NE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	30 May 2026	Active
13 km²	89 km NNE of Ekongo, Namibia	28 Aug 2026	Active
12 km²	121 km ENE of Ekongo, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
69 km²	121 km SSE of Rundu, Namibia	14 Nov 2026	Active
26 km²	33 km W of Rundu, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Active
5.5 km²	84 km SSE of Rundu, Namibia	10 Oct 2026	Active
21 km²	143 km E of Grootfontein, Namibia	12 Nov 2026	Active
9.2 km²	129 km ENE of Grootfontein, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Active

Show all (200)

Area	Location	Since	Status
9.6 km²	23 km WSW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Active
14 km²	89 km ENE of Ndiyona, Namibia	14 Nov 2026	Active
17 km²	134 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Jul 2026	Active
35 km²	119 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	14 Nov 2026	Active
21 km²	48 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	12 Nov 2026	Active
7.6 km²	153 km NNE of Ekongo, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
7.6 km²	31 km WNW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
3.4 km²	59 km SSE of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	12 Nov 2026	Active
14 km²	115 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
14 km²	146 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
14 km²	116 km NNE of Ekongo, Namibia	8 Aug 2026	Active
3.4 km²	11 km E of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
61 km²	72 km WNW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	11 Sep 2026	Active
23 km²	73 km ENE of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
13 km²	13 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
4.2 km²	59 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
4.4 km²	51 km NW of Ndiyona, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Active
13 km²	144 km WNW of Rundu, Namibia	13 Nov 2026	Active
5.5 km²	46 km E of Ndiyona, Namibia	12 Nov 2026	Inactive
576 km²	66 km NW of Tsumkwe, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
9.8 km²	53 km W of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive
3.4 km²	131 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	3 Jul 2026	Inactive
105 km²	133 km SSW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	29 Oct 2026	Inactive
45 km²	131 km SSW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	29 Oct 2026	Inactive
12 km²	88 km NNE of Otjinene, Namibia	30 Oct 2026	Inactive
16 km²	119 km SSW of Ondangwa, Namibia	31 Oct 2026	Inactive
10 km²	34 km N of Ndiyona, Namibia	21 Oct 2026	Inactive
10 km²	32 km E of Karibib, Namibia	25 Oct 2026	Inactive
17 km²	140 km SSW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	25 Oct 2026	Inactive
177 km²	91 km SSW of Omuthiya, Namibia	19 Oct 2026	Inactive
15 km²	137 km E of Grootfontein, Namibia	22 Oct 2026	Inactive
21 km²	47 km NE of Grootfontein, Namibia	21 Oct 2026	Inactive
13 km²	91 km N of Outjo, Namibia	24 Oct 2026	Inactive
33 km²	76 km SE of Ndiyona, Namibia	20 Oct 2026	Inactive
11 km²	64 km ENE of Bagani, Namibia	23 Oct 2026	Inactive
22 km²	14 km W of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	15 Oct 2026	Inactive
14 km²	63 km W of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	17 Oct 2026	Inactive
19 km²	145 km NW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia	19 Oct 2026	Inactive
10 km²	37 km NW of Gibeon, Namibia	20 Oct 2026	Inactive
12 km²	97 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	19 Oct 2026	Inactive
19 km²	24 km NW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	16 Oct 2026	Inactive
30 km²	116 km S of Rundu, Namibia	16 Oct 2026	Inactive
12 km²	43 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	17 Oct 2026	Inactive
22 km²	71 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Oct 2026	Inactive
24 km²	58 km ENE of Sesfontein, Namibia	3 Oct 2026	Inactive
20 km²	86 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	6 Oct 2026	Inactive
17 km²	117 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	5 Oct 2026	Inactive
28 km²	59 km NNW of Outjo, Namibia	4 Oct 2026	Inactive
11 km²	79 km N of Bagani, Namibia	3 Oct 2026	Inactive
11 km²	27 km NNE of Okahandja, Namibia	1 Oct 2026	Inactive
16 km²	54 km SSW of Oshivelo, Namibia	26 Sep 2026	Inactive
12 km²	52 km SSE of Ndiyona, Namibia	28 Sep 2026	Inactive
11 km²	67 km NNE of Ekongo, Namibia	26 Sep 2026	Inactive
15 km²	98 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	25 Sep 2026	Inactive
25 km²	28 km N of Omaruru, Namibia	28 Sep 2026	Inactive
11 km²	127 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	24 Sep 2026	Inactive
19 km²	29 km WSW of Linyanti, Namibia	26 Sep 2026	Inactive
17 km²	82 km NE of Ekongo, Namibia	25 Sep 2026	Inactive
26 km²	114 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	24 Sep 2026	Inactive
17 km²	84 km NNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	25 Sep 2026	Inactive
50 km²	52 km NNE of Bagani, Namibia	24 Sep 2026	Inactive
12 km²	63 km WNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	26 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	91 km ESE of Ndiyona, Namibia	24 Sep 2026	Inactive
13 km²	149 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	25 Sep 2026	Inactive
27 km²	107 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	26 Sep 2026	Inactive
24 km²	45 km S of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	20 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	53 km SSE of Okahao, Namibia	24 Sep 2026	Inactive
42 km²	118 km WNW of Grootfontein, Namibia	22 Sep 2026	Inactive
52 km²	33 km SW of Okahao, Namibia	20 Sep 2026	Inactive
15 km²	13 km NNE of Otavi, Namibia	18 Sep 2026	Inactive
11 km²	38 km SW of Okahao, Namibia	19 Sep 2026	Inactive
12 km²	57 km WSW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia	23 Sep 2026	Inactive
43 km²	101 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	17 Sep 2026	Inactive
11 km²	30 km SSW of Okahao, Namibia	21 Sep 2026	Inactive
18 km²	15 km S of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	11 Sep 2026	Inactive
15 km²	125 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	11 Sep 2026	Inactive
31 km²	27 km NE of Khorixas, Namibia	17 Sep 2026	Inactive
18 km²	56 km N of Outjo, Namibia	18 Sep 2026	Inactive
38 km²	68 km NNE of Outjo, Namibia	18 Sep 2026	Inactive
90 km²	104 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	8 Sep 2026	Inactive
17 km²	54 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	17 Sep 2026	Inactive
28 km²	10 km SW of Ndiyona, Namibia	14 Sep 2026	Inactive
17 km²	52 km NE of Bagani, Namibia	16 Sep 2026	Inactive
933 km²	70 km SW of Oshivelo, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	83 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	17 Sep 2026	Inactive
77 km²	37 km S of Ndiyona, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
12 km²	62 km NNW of Ndiyona, Namibia	12 Sep 2026	Inactive
291 km²	50 km S of Ndiyona, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
270 km²	42 km S of Rundu, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
26 km²	94 km SSW of Rundu, Namibia	17 Sep 2026	Inactive
25 km²	88 km SW of Ndiyona, Namibia	15 Sep 2026	Inactive
50 km²	95 km N of Ndiyona, Namibia	5 Sep 2026	Inactive
142 km²	26 km SW of Ndiyona, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
15 km²	66 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Sep 2026	Inactive
17 km²	38 km S of Ndiyona, Namibia	15 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	42 km ENE of Tsumkwe, Namibia	15 Sep 2026	Inactive
10 km²	90 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	12 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	130 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	13 Sep 2026	Inactive
16 km²	83 km WNW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	11 Sep 2026	Inactive
302 km²	138 km N of Otjiwarongo, Namibia	12 Sep 2026	Inactive
61 km²	62 km NW of Otavi, Namibia	13 Sep 2026	Inactive
29 km²	80 km SSW of Rundu, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
42 km²	78 km NNE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
13 km²	51 km W of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	11 Sep 2026	Inactive
13 km²	82 km ENE of Ekongo, Namibia	6 Sep 2026	Inactive
15 km²	63 km N of Bagani, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
21 km²	46 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	11 Sep 2026	Inactive
26 km²	77 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
57 km²	63 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	103 km SSW of Rundu, Namibia	7 Sep 2026	Inactive
46 km²	43 km NNE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	25 Aug 2026	Inactive
11 km²	19 km WNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	30 Aug 2026	Inactive
14 km²	40 km SE of Tsintsabis, Namibia	8 Sep 2026	Inactive
76 km²	106 km NNW of Ekongo, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
27 km²	9 km ENE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive
109 km²	28 km SSW of Otavi, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive
30 km²	138 km E of Grootfontein, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
12 km²	13 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
11 km²	30 km NE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
30 km²	63 km ENE of Ndiyona, Namibia	28 Aug 2026	Inactive
20 km²	111 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	5 Sep 2026	Inactive
59 km²	107 km NNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
74 km²	39 km SW of Rundu, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
12 km²	87 km SE of Ndiyona, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
19 km²	27 km NNW of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
15 km²	79 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
23 km²	104 km N of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
30 km²	80 km NE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
49 km²	72 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	31 Aug 2026	Inactive
18 km²	82 km NE of Ekongo, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
58 km²	68 km NNE of Outjo, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
26 km²	81 km SE of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
29 km²	60 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	5 Sep 2026	Inactive
135 km²	96 km N of Bagani, Namibia	22 Aug 2026	Inactive
167 km²	46 km NW of Tsumkwe, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
11 km²	86 km NW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive
35 km²	125 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
10 km²	144 km E of Grootfontein, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
17 km²	150 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
10 km²	82 km ENE of Ndiyona, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
65 km²	39 km NE of Bagani, Namibia	25 Aug 2026	Inactive
12 km²	134 km E of Grootfontein, Namibia	4 Sep 2026	Inactive
16 km²	29 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
14 km²	143 km SSE of Gobabis, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
52 km²	82 km NW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	31 Aug 2026	Inactive
11 km²	135 km N of Ekongo, Namibia	31 Aug 2026	Inactive
13 km²	57 km NNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
19 km²	145 km S of Rundu, Namibia	26 Aug 2026	Inactive
42 km²	31 km NNW of Bagani, Namibia	26 Aug 2026	Inactive
25 km²	149 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	3 Sep 2026	Inactive
79 km²	106 km ENE of Otjinene, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive
32 km²	75 km SSE of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	29 Aug 2026	Inactive
20 km²	74 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	26 Aug 2026	Inactive
46 km²	104 km SSW of Ndiyona, Namibia	21 Aug 2026	Inactive
12 km²	27 km E of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	29 Aug 2026	Inactive
18 km²	51 km SE of Ndiyona, Namibia	28 Aug 2026	Inactive
42 km²	51 km NNW of Tsumkwe, Namibia	27 Aug 2026	Inactive
26 km²	61 km NW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	28 Aug 2026	Inactive
27 km²	24 km NNW of Omaruru, Namibia	29 Aug 2026	Inactive
17 km²	69 km SSE of Ndiyona, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
21 km²	30 km SSW of Rundu, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
21 km²	37 km NNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	25 Aug 2026	Inactive
11 km²	64 km NNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	26 Aug 2026	Inactive
11 km²	20 km NE of Tsumkwe, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
82 km²	46 km SSW of Ondangwa East, Namibia	27 Aug 2026	Inactive
18 km²	44 km N of Ndiyona, Namibia	17 Aug 2026	Inactive
21 km²	20 km WNW of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
28 km²	139 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
33 km²	50 km NNW of Ndiyona, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
16 km²	85 km NNE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
198 km²	92 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	19 Aug 2026	Inactive
58 km²	94 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	25 Aug 2026	Inactive
13 km²	18 km E of Bagani, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
12 km²	59 km WSW of Rundu, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
28 km²	34 km ENE of Bagani, Namibia	25 Aug 2026	Inactive
15 km²	148 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	27 Aug 2026	Inactive
60 km²	86 km N of Bagani, Namibia	16 Aug 2026	Inactive
12 km²	8 km S of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
33 km²	25 km W of Okahandja, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
13 km²	22 km N of Karibib, Namibia	27 Aug 2026	Inactive
39 km²	82 km WSW of Otjiwarongo, Namibia	27 Aug 2026	Inactive
16 km²	79 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	20 Aug 2026	Inactive
15 km²	117 km N of Ndiyona, Namibia	22 Aug 2026	Inactive
13 km²	79 km NNE of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	26 Aug 2026	Inactive
12 km²	8 km WSW of Tsumkwe, Namibia	25 Aug 2026	Inactive
18 km²	134 km S of Rundu, Namibia	22 Aug 2026	Inactive
17 km²	39 km WSW of Grootfontein, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
17 km²	88 km N of Nkurenkuru, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
24 km²	35 km NNE of Ndiyona, Namibia	20 Aug 2026	Inactive
12 km²	48 km N of Ndiyona, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
933 km²	70 km SW of Oshivelo, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
576 km²	66 km NW of Tsumkwe, Namibia	24 Aug 2026	Inactive
302 km²	138 km N of Otjiwarongo, Namibia	12 Sep 2026	Inactive
291 km²	50 km S of Ndiyona, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
270 km²	42 km S of Rundu, Namibia	23 Aug 2026	Inactive
198 km²	92 km NE of Ndiyona, Namibia	19 Aug 2026	Inactive
177 km²	91 km SSW of Omuthiya, Namibia	19 Oct 2026	Inactive
167 km²	46 km NW of Tsumkwe, Namibia	1 Sep 2026	Inactive
142 km²	26 km SW of Ndiyona, Namibia	9 Sep 2026	Inactive
135 km²	96 km N of Bagani, Namibia	22 Aug 2026	Inactive
109 km²	28 km SSW of Otavi, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive
105 km²	133 km SSW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	29 Oct 2026	Inactive
90 km²	104 km SW of Katima Mulilo, Namibia	8 Sep 2026	Inactive
82 km²	46 km SSW of Ondangwa East, Namibia	27 Aug 2026	Inactive
79 km²	106 km ENE of Otjinene, Namibia	2 Sep 2026	Inactive

Major fires per year

20252026