
Mozambique
Mozambique: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Mozambique on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
Live map – Mozambique
Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Fire danger
Forecast for the area around: Tete. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
- Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Nampula
- Today: Lightning – High lightning · Nampula
- Tomorrow: Rain – Extreme rain (≥ 50 mm) · Gurue
Forecast for the area around: Mozambique. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in Mozambique
- 9 h agoWildfire near Songo, Mozambique – active19 km² · 89 km W of Songo, Mozambique
- 9 h agoWildfire near Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique – active12 km² · 108 km ENE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
- 9 h agoWildfire near Caia, Mozambique – active139 km² · 26 km NNW of Caia, Mozambique
- 9 h agoWildfire near Caia, Mozambique – active8.2 km² · 12 km N of Caia, Mozambique
- 9 h agoWildfire near Chimoio, Mozambique – active122 km² · 66 km SSW of Chimoio, Mozambique
- 9 h agoWildfire near Moatize, Mozambique – active25 km² · 15 km SE of Moatize, Mozambique
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Mozambique
Mozambique has recorded 173 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.0 in 2006.
Satellites have detected 1,197 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 66,711 km².
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Earthquakes today: Mozambique →
173 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.0.
Recent earthquakes
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 108 km NE of Pemba, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 4.8 | 117 km SE of Angoche, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 4.6 | 142 km ENE of Pemba, Mozambique | 10.0 km |
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 154 km WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | 11.0 km | |
| 5.7 | 161 km WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.6 | 32 km NW of Dondo, Mozambique | 27.0 km | |
| 5.4 | 80 km ESE of Mozambique, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.3 | 105 km ESE of Mozambique, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.3 | 207 km ESE of Inhambane, Mozambique | 33.0 km | |
| 5.2 | 72 km SSE of Mozambique, Mozambique | 14.6 km | |
| 5.2 | 150 km WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | 26.1 km | |
| 5.2 | 85 km ESE of Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 125 km NNE of Pemba, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 30 km ESE of Caia, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 198 km SE of Mozambique, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 116 km ENE of Pemba, Mozambique | 10.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 24 km NW of Inhaminga, Mozambique | 32.0 km | |
| 5.1 | 111 km ENE of Mocimboa, Mozambique | 33.0 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2026 | 3 | M4.8 |
| 2025 | 2 | M4.5 |
| 2024 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 2022 | 6 | M4.7 |
| 2021 | 5 | M4.6 |
| 2020 | 7 | M4.9 |
| 2019 | 3 | M4.4 |
| 2018 | 9 | M5.1 |
| 2017 | 4 | M5.6 |
| 2016 | 3 | M4.6 |
| 2015 | 6 | M5.2 |
| 2014 | 3 | M4.8 |
| 2013 | 4 | M4.4 |
| 2012 | 5 | M5.0 |
| 2011 | 1 | M5.1 |
| 2010 | 6 | M4.5 |
| 2009 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 2008 | 7 | M4.9 |
| 2007 | 4 | M5.0 |
| 2006 | 13 | M7.0 |
| 2005 | 1 | M4.1 |
| 2004 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2003 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 2002 | 5 | M5.2 |
| 2001 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 2000 | 4 | M4.9 |
| 1999 | 1 | M3.9 |
| 1998 | 1 | M3.8 |
| 1996 | 4 | M5.0 |
| 1995 | 5 | M5.3 |
| 1992 | 1 | M3.9 |
| 1991 | 5 | M5.1 |
| 1990 | 3 | M4.8 |
| 1989 | 4 | M5.0 |
| 1987 | 2 | M3.6 |
| 1986 | 9 | M4.8 |
| 1985 | 4 | M4.9 |
| 1983 | 5 | M5.4 |
| 1982 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 1981 | 5 | M5.0 |
| 1980 | 5 | M5.0 |
| 1979 | 6 | M4.9 |
| 1978 | 1 | M4.2 |
| 1976 | 2 | M5.1 |
Wildfires
1,197 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 66,711 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 km² | 89 km W of Songo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 108 km ENE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 139 km² | 26 km NNW of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.2 km² | 12 km N of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 122 km² | 66 km SSW of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 25 km² | 15 km SE of Moatize, Mozambique | Active | |
| 132 km² | 69 km W of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.9 km² | 44 km NW of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 26 km² | 62 km N of Massinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 114 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,279 km² | 51 km SSW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.9 km² | 39 km E of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 331 km² | 78 km SW of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.3 km² | 32 km ENE of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 10 km² | 24 km ENE of Pebane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 14 km² | 37 km E of Namapa-erati, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 53 km NNE of Marrupa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 15 km² | 72 km E of Namapa-erati, Mozambique | Active | |
| 460 km² | 28 km N of Pebane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 224 km² | 31 km SSW of Pemba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 66,711 km² | 72 km WSW of Mocuba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,613 km² | 69 km NNW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 44 km² | 25 km S of Luabo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 298 km² | 27 km W of Micolene, Mozambique | Active | |
| 21 km² | 58 km NNW of Songo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 49 km² | 29 km ESE of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 28 km W of Vilankulo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.9 km² | 26 km WNW of Vilankulo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,200 km² | 49 km SE of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 34 km² | 73 km ENE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 26 km² | 56 km SSW of Luabo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 68 km² | 49 km ENE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 71 km W of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 40 km SW of Chinde, Mozambique | Active | |
| 15 km² | 48 km S of Luabo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 106 km² | 60 km SSW of Luabo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 26 km N of Mocimboa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 42 km² | 8 km W of Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 49 km² | 32 km WNW of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 75 km² | 130 km NE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 51 km WSW of Marromeu, Mozambique | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 93 km ENE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 11 km² | 67 km WNW of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 23 km² | near Moatize, Mozambique | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 10 km SE of Moatize, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.4 km² | 163 km WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | Active | |
| 10 km² | 104 km W of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 129 km E of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 39 km SSW of Songo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.7 km² | 114 km W of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | Active | |
| 15 km² | 125 km W of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 89 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 17 km SW of Chibuto, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 98 km ESE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 136 km WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 94 km W of Maxixe, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.0 km² | 83 km W of Massinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 16 km² | 48 km W of Magude, Mozambique | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | 111 km NNE of Xai-Xai, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.4 km² | 105 km W of Maxixe, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.4 km² | 115 km E of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 116 km W of Nova Mambone, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 104 km W of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,289 km² | 61 km NNE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 11 km² | 55 km SSE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 39 km² | 89 km N of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 38 km² | 68 km NE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 40 km² | 86 km NE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 26 km² | 50 km E of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 18 km WNW of Macomia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 41 km NNE of Chiure, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.1 km² | 83 km NNE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 8 km ESE of Macomia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 28 km² | 76 km NE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 11 km W of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 54 km NNE of Chiure, Mozambique | Active | |
| 29 km² | 28 km WSW of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.5 km² | 52 km NE of Macomia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.0 km² | 43 km ESE of Mueda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 42 km ESE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 15 km² | 63 km ENE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 40 km² | 86 km ESE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 37 km ENE of Mueda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 93 km NNE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 28 km SE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 163 km² | 73 km NNE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 30 km WSW of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 97 km N of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 21 km² | 56 km NW of Pemba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 65 km² | 62 km NW of Pemba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 14 km² | 64 km NE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 24 km² | 11 km WNW of Macomia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.3 km² | 41 km E of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 47 km² | 53 km ESE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.8 km² | 15 km SW of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.1 km² | 31 km E of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 20 km E of Mueda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 123 km² | 34 km ESE of Mueda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 310 km² | 22 km NE of Mueda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 26 km NNE of Lichinga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 39 km² | 35 km NW of Mueda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 9 km ESE of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 111 km² | 29 km ESE of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 40 km² | 83 km S of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 32 km² | 20 km NW of Inhassoro, Mozambique | Active | |
| 274 km² | 27 km SSE of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 643 km² | 31 km WNW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 32 km NW of Inhassoro, Mozambique | Active | |
| 37 km² | 10 km SSE of Meconta, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 45 km SSW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 17 km NNE of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 11 km² | 129 km WSW of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 145 km² | 44 km NW of Cuamba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 15 km² | 46 km ESE of Nampula, Mozambique | Active | |
| 422 km² | 65 km NE of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 102 km² | 36 km NNE of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 72 km S of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 11 km² | 9 km NW of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,233 km² | 13 km ESE of Mocuba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 10 km² | 78 km ENE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 13 km WNW of Nhamayabue, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 126 km W of Songo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 37 km² | 48 km E of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 37 km ENE of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 41 km² | 42 km WNW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.8 km² | 93 km WNW of Nampula, Mozambique | Active | |
| 18 km² | 31 km S of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 72 km SSE of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 27 km SSE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 51 km² | 72 km ENE of Milange, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 72 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.4 km² | 49 km SW of Nhamayabue, Mozambique | Active | |
| 37 km² | 44 km NE of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 41 km² | 26 km SW of Inhassoro, Mozambique | Active | |
| 33 km² | 23 km NNE of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 46 km NNW of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 95 km N of Mutuali, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 96 km NNE of Cuamba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 14 km² | 61 km NNW of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 73 km² | 58 km SE of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 251 km² | 73 km ENE of Milange, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.0 km² | 13 km S of Morrumbala, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.2 km² | 90 km N of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 21 km² | 84 km SSW of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 61 km SSE of Moatize, Mozambique | Active | |
| 28 km² | 69 km W of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.6 km² | 89 km NNW of Vilankulo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 27 km² | 44 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 140 km SSE of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 82 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 23 km² | 108 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.0 km² | 116 km SSW of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.1 km² | near Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 38 km SW of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 61 km² | 111 km SE of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 13 km² | 34 km WSW of Chinde, Mozambique | Active | |
| 37 km² | 115 km SSW of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 564 km² | 49 km NNE of Malema, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.3 km² | 12 km ENE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 63 km² | 19 km ENE of Nhamayabue, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 80 km SSE of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 39 km² | 11 km WNW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 30 km² | 20 km ENE of Nhamatanda, Mozambique | Active | |
| 25 km² | 50 km NW of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 99 km² | 44 km NE of Pebane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 62 km ENE of Pebane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 12 km² | 62 km WNW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.7 km² | 68 km S of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 63 km² | 65 km NE of Pebane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 207 km² | 21 km W of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,532 km² | 15 km SE of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 33 km ESE of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 47 km² | 16 km ENE of Caia, Mozambique | Active | |
| 77 km² | 62 km NE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 18 km² | 38 km N of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 16 km² | 75 km NE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 133 km ENE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.3 km² | 50 km SE of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 77 km² | 66 km NNW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.3 km² | 73 km SSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 21 km² | 47 km SSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,106 km² | 38 km NNE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 123 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 12 km SW of Marromeu, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 86 km WSW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 49 km WNW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 91 km SSE of Chimoio, Mozambique | Active | |
| 24 km² | 30 km N of Nhamayabue, Mozambique | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 102 km NE of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 34 km² | 10 km SSW of Luabo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 19 km² | 109 km SSE of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 102 km W of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3.0 km² | 67 km SSW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 13 km SSW of Inhassoro, Mozambique | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 105 km NNW of Tete, Mozambique | Active | |
| 52 km² | 51 km NE of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 49 km² | 22 km SW of Marromeu, Mozambique | Active | |
| 29 km² | 39 km NE of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 13 km² | 78 km WNW of Beira, Mozambique | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | 73 km SSE of Moatize, Mozambique | Active |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66,711 km² | 72 km WSW of Mocuba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 3,432 km² | 21 km NNE of Maganja, Mozambique | Inactive | |
| 2,279 km² | 51 km SSW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,613 km² | 69 km NNW of Quelimane, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,532 km² | 15 km SE of Gorongosa, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,305 km² | 32 km NE of Alto Molocue, Mozambique | Inactive | |
| 1,289 km² | 61 km NNE of Mandimba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,233 km² | 13 km ESE of Mocuba, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,200 km² | 49 km SE of Inhaminga, Mozambique | Active | |
| 1,148 km² | 47 km SE of Alto Molocue, Mozambique | Inactive | |
| 1,106 km² | 38 km NNE of Dondo, Mozambique | Active | |
| 847 km² | 38 km SSW of Gurue, Mozambique | Inactive | |
| 759 km² | 75 km N of Quelimane, Mozambique | Inactive | |
| 727 km² | 16 km SSW of Iapala, Mozambique | Inactive | |
| 699 km² | 71 km E of Milange, Mozambique | Inactive |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 1,138 | 66,711 km² |
| 2025 | 59 | 276 km² |
Regions
Places
- Nampula
- Beira
- Chimoio
- Tete
- Lichinga
- Nacala
- Pemba
- Xai-Xai
- Mandimba
- Angoche
- Dondo
- Mozambique
- Marromeu
- Mocimboa da Praia
- Vilankulo
- Gondola
- Milange
- Nhamatanda
- Mocimboa
- Mossuril
- Morrumbala
- Macomia
- Gorongosa
- Caia
- Mocuba
- Alto Molocue
- Ribaue
- Catandica
- Iapala
- Mutuali
- Cuamba
- Namacurra
- Malema
- Gurue
- Nametil
- Montepuez
- Quelimane
- Chiure
- Namapa-erati
- Moatize
- Namialo
- Micolene
- Manica
- Songo
- Monapo
- Mueda
- Ressano Garcia
- Manhica
- Massinga
- Chokwe
- Maputo
- Boane
- Macia
- Matola
- Chibuto
- Xilembene
- Maxixe