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Syria: earthquakes and wildfires

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

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Latest event3.7 km²4 h ago18 km WSW of Ad Darbasiyah, Syria
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Key statistics (30 days)

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

Fire danger

Today High
Tomorrow High
Day after High

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

Severe weather (forecast)

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

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

Recent events in Syria

Historical overview

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

About Syria

Syria has recorded 80 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1983. The strongest was M5.5 in 1996.

Satellites have detected 2 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 16 km².

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Syria →

80 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1983. The strongest was M5.5.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.133 km WNW of Dayr az Zawr, Syria10.0 km
4.444 km W of Latakia, Syria10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
5.549 km SE of Tadmur, Syria29.2 km
5.453 km W of Dayr az Zawr, Syria28.8 km
5.213 km NNW of As Salamiyah, Syria7.0 km
5.045 km SW of Latakia, Syria27.3 km
4.946 km SE of Al-Hasakah, Syria10.0 km
4.951 km ENE of Damascus, Syria10.0 km
4.86 km NNW of As Salamiyah, Syria10.0 km
4.870 km SW of Al-Tabqa, Syria33.0 km
4.825 km ESE of Al Qamishli, Syria33.0 km
4.759 km WNW of Tartus, Syria10.0 km
4.753 km NNW of Latakia, Syria12.7 km
4.772 km WNW of Latakia, Syria33.0 km
4.644 km NNW of Latakia, Syria10.0 km
4.667 km SSE of Raqqa, Syria10.0 km
4.635 km NNW of Latakia, Syria10.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19832026
Year
20261M4.1
20251M4.4
20243M5.2
202317M4.7
20212M4.9
20208M4.7
20162M4.4
20142M4.4
20081M4.4
20071M4.0
20063M5.0
20052M4.6
20042M4.0
20031M3.7
20021M4.2
19972M4.2
19967M5.5
19947M5.4
19931M3.7
19922M3.5
19915M4.9
19902M4.4
19891M3.9
19882M4.6
19872M4.8
19841M4.6
19831M4.8

Wildfires

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

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
3.7 km²18 km WSW of Ad Darbasiyah, SyriaActive
5.2 km²8 km W of Homs, SyriaActive
4.9 km²113 km E of Homs, SyriaActive
11 km²41 km S of Al-Hasakah, SyriaActive
3.8 km²48 km E of Al-Hasakah, SyriaActive
5.7 km²71 km ENE of Damascus, SyriaActive
6.7 km²29 km WSW of Ad Darbasiyah, SyriaActive
3.0 km²44 km NNE of Al-Hasakah, SyriaActive
4.1 km²10 km NE of Ad Darbasiyah, SyriaActive
6.0 km²28 km E of Dayr az Zawr, SyriaActive
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AreaLocationSinceStatus
7.3 km²22 km ENE of Subaykhan, SyriaActive
5.0 km²36 km W of Tadmur, SyriaActive
3.2 km²14 km E of Al Qamishli, SyriaInactive
7.5 km²47 km NW of Al-Hasakah, SyriaInactive
5.9 km²36 km SW of Al Malikiyah, SyriaInactive
3.9 km²14 km NE of Al Mayadin, SyriaInactive
16 km²36 km S of Al Malikiyah, SyriaInactive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
16 km²36 km S of Al Malikiyah, SyriaInactive
11 km²41 km S of Al-Hasakah, SyriaActive

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