Czechia

Czechia: earthquakes and wildfires

Name: Czechia
Address: CZ

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

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Latest event16 km²6 h agonear Trinec, Czechia

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Key statistics (30 days)

0Earthquakes 1Wildfires 0Floods 0Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

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

Fire danger

Today Low

Tomorrow Low

Day after Low

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

Severe weather (forecast)

Today: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Ostrava
Tomorrow: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Ostrava

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

Recent events in Czechia

6 h agoWildfire near Trinec, Czechia – active16 km² · near Trinec, Czechia

Historical overview

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

About Czechia

Czechia has recorded 249 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1978. The strongest was M4.8 in 1985.

Satellites have detected 1 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 16 km².

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Czechia →

249 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1978. The strongest was M4.8.

Recent earthquakes

No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.8	11 km N of Cheb, Czechia	23 Dec 1985, 04:27	10.0 km
4.7	15 km N of Cheb, Czechia	23 Jan 1986, 02:21	24.5 km
4.6	8 km NE of Ostrava, Czechia	13 Jun 2002, 01:14	10.0 km
4.6	11 km NNE of Cheb, Czechia	24 Dec 1985, 00:04	10.0 km
4.6	14 km W of Sokolov, Czechia	21 Dec 1985, 10:04	24.1 km
4.6	14 km W of Sokolov, Czechia	20 Dec 1985, 16:36	10.0 km
4.5	15 km N of Cheb, Czechia	23 Dec 1985, 03:24	24.2 km
4.5	12 km N of Cheb, Czechia	16 Dec 1985, 14:06	10.0 km
4.4	14 km WNW of Sokolov, Czechia	10 Oct 2008, 08:08	10.1 km
4.3	12 km NNW of Cheb, Czechia	20 Jan 1986, 23:38	10.0 km
4.2	14 km WNW of Sokolov, Czechia	28 Oct 2008, 08:30	10.0 km
4.2	13 km W of Sokolov, Czechia	12 Oct 2008, 07:44	10.0 km
4.2	near Habartov, Czechia	6 Nov 2000, 22:07	10.0 km
4.2	13 km NNE of Cheb, Czechia	21 Dec 1985, 02:07	20.3 km
4.2	12 km NNE of Cheb, Czechia	14 Dec 1985, 05:38	22.9 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19782018

Year

2018	2	M4.1
2014	1	M3.8
2011	1	M4.0
2008	27	M4.4
2007	5	M3.4
2006	8	M3.6
2005	6	M3.8
2004	6	M3.9
2003	4	M3.4
2002	8	M4.6
2001	7	M3.6
2000	32	M4.2
1999	2	M3.7
1998	5	M3.6
1997	3	M3.8
1995	4	M3.8
1994	2	M3.9
1993	4	M3.7
1992	1	M3.2
1991	1	M3.5
1990	1	M3.8
1989	2	M3.4
1988	7	M3.8
1987	5	M3.7
1986	16	M4.7
1985	59	M4.8
1984	12	M4.0
1983	6	M4.0
1982	7	M4.2
1981	2	M4.2
1980	1	M3.5
1979	1	M3.1
1978	1	M3.0

Wildfires

1 major fires since 2026. The largest covered about 16 km².

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
16 km²	near Trinec, Czechia	28 May 2026	Active

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
16 km²	near Trinec, Czechia	28 May 2026	Active