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Angola: earthquakes and wildfires

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

Live map – Angola

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Key statistics (30 days)

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

Fire danger

Today Moderate
Tomorrow Moderate
Day after Moderate

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

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Lubango
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Lubango

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

Recent events in Angola

Historical overview

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

About Angola

Angola has recorded 24 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.3 in 2001.

Satellites have detected 2,474 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 424,650 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Angola →

24 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.3.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.484 mi ESE of Chitato, Angola6.2 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
5.374 mi W of Ambriz, Angola6.2 mi
5.116 mi NW of Caluquembe, Angola6.2 mi
5.17 mi ESE of Chindumbo, Angola6.2 mi
4.813 mi NW of Caluquembe, Angola23.7 mi
4.865 mi ESE of Cassanguidi, Angola9.8 mi
4.8106 mi W of Porto Amboim, Angola20.5 mi
4.784 mi SW of Cahama, Angola3.1 mi
4.734 mi N of Lubango, Angola20.5 mi
4.666 mi N of Lumbala, Angola6.2 mi
4.655 mi E of Lucapa, Angola6.2 mi
4.484 mi ESE of Chitato, Angola6.2 mi
4.419 mi SW of Mossamedes, Angola6.2 mi
4.480 mi SW of Cahama, Angola6.2 mi
4.339 mi ENE of Cahama, Angola6.2 mi
4.369 mi S of Cuito, Angola6.2 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20261M4.4
20243M5.1
20231M4.3
20221M4.3
20191M4.6
20181M4.3
20161M4.4
20141M4.1
20131M4.2
20072M4.2
20061M3.9
20041M4.0
20031M4.8
20011M5.3
19991M4.6
19931M4.8
19891M5.1
19881M4.7
19871M4.4
19791M4.7
19761M4.8

Wildfires

2,474 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 424,650 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
5,058 acres18 mi NNE of N'zeto, AngolaActive
2,535 acres101 mi WSW of Cabinda, AngolaActive
1,616 acres38 mi WNW of N'zeto, AngolaActive
2,293 acres89 mi WSW of Cabinda, AngolaActive
2,044 acres76 mi W of Soyo, AngolaActive
813 acres13 mi ENE of Lucusse, AngolaActive
55,366 acres12 mi W of Ucua, AngolaActive
8,192 acres37 mi NNW of Porto Amboim, AngolaActive
927 acres17 mi E of Luanda, AngolaActive
19,657 acres16 mi ESE of Calumbo, AngolaActive
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AreaLocationSinceStatus
813 acres19 mi SE of Lucusse, AngolaActive
845 acres72 mi E of Mavinga, AngolaActive
801 acres80 mi E of Mavinga, AngolaActive
2,140 acres26 mi S of Cuimba, AngolaActive
7,547 acres30 mi SW of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
1,458 acres4 mi NE of N'zeto, AngolaActive
2,170 acres57 mi N of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,974 acres47 mi NW of Rivungo, AngolaActive
2,881 acres69 mi SSE of Saurimo, AngolaActive
5,048 acres20 mi WNW of Cutuile, AngolaActive
909 acres47 mi SE of Cameia, AngolaActive
2,298 acres33 mi WNW of N'zeto, AngolaActive
1,025 acres36 mi W of N'zeto, AngolaActive
830 acres47 mi W of Cabinda, AngolaActive
1,522 acres6 mi SSE of Soyo, AngolaActive
1,421 acres35 mi WNW of N'zeto, AngolaActive
4,685 acresnear Soyo, AngolaActive
1,900 acres6 mi NE of Luanda, AngolaActive
1,947 acres27 mi N of Cabinda, AngolaActive
2,676 acres29 mi S of Cuimba, AngolaActive
1,021 acres21 mi ENE of Damba, AngolaActive
1,364 acres35 mi E of Tomboco, AngolaActive
1,557 acres46 mi SE of Soyo, AngolaActive
927 acres30 mi SSE of Soyo, AngolaActive
9,575 acres26 mi N of N'zeto, AngolaActive
1,661 acres7 mi S of Cabinda, AngolaActive
3,215 acres13 mi W of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
10,430 acres24 mi SSE of Soyo, AngolaActive
8,920 acres23 mi NW of Cuimba, AngolaActive
3,247 acres39 mi NNE of Calandula, AngolaActive
1,364 acres36 mi SSE of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
1,804 acres7 mi S of Cuimba, AngolaActive
1,082 acres17 mi NW of Cahama, AngolaActive
14,021 acres16 mi N of Cuvelai, AngolaActive
1,174 acres89 mi ENE of Ondjiva, AngolaActive
1,268 acres23 mi NE of Ondjiva, AngolaActive
1,132 acres63 mi SSW of Cuchi, AngolaActive
4,332 acres28 mi WSW of Baixo Longa, AngolaActive
2,165 acres39 mi NNW of Tchimporo-Yonde, AngolaActive
766 acres24 mi N of Camacupa, AngolaActive
1,320 acres18 mi ESE of Mulondo, AngolaActive
3,838 acres29 mi E of Menongue, AngolaActive
2,009 acres19 mi NNE of Calai, AngolaActive
1,764 acres10 mi NNW of Alto Cuito, AngolaActive
3,259 acres17 mi NE of Camacupa, AngolaActive
2,577 acres34 mi W of Tomboco, AngolaActive
9,948 acres16 mi E of Dala, AngolaActive
2,204 acres6 mi WNW of Luena, AngolaActive
26,354 acres4 mi SSW of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
8,579 acres28 mi ENE of Chitembo, AngolaActive
2,100 acres24 mi SSW of Lucusse, AngolaActive
1,609 acres34 mi ESE of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
1,611 acres12 mi WSW of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
3,734 acres70 mi SE of Cameia, AngolaActive
959 acres7 mi W of Lago Dilolo, AngolaActive
1,700 acres19 mi NNE of Uige, AngolaActive
1,196 acres14 mi NNE of Camacupa, AngolaActive
2,733 acres40 mi ENE of Cameia, AngolaActive
21,347 acres37 mi ESE of Damba, AngolaActive
3,210 acres23 mi NW of Cuemba, AngolaActive
3,111 acres29 mi NNE of Cuito, AngolaActive
2,434 acres34 mi ESE of Damba, AngolaActive
1,856 acres18 mi WNW of Cuilo Camboso, AngolaActive
1,485 acres21 mi N of Londuimbali, AngolaActive
1,045 acres23 mi N of Camacupa, AngolaActive
3,395 acres30 mi ENE of Cuito, AngolaActive
2,333 acres24 mi NE of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
1,342 acres16 mi SSW of Lago Dilolo, AngolaActive
8,938 acres50 mi S of Leua, AngolaActive
1,458 acres24 mi WNW of Cambundi, AngolaActive
1,216 acres10 mi SE of N'zeto, AngolaActive
2,535 acres6 mi WNW of Cuimba, AngolaActive
2,088 acres32 mi W of Banza Damba, AngolaActive
2,002 acres33 mi SSE of Chinguar, AngolaActive
1,381 acres20 mi NNE of Cuemba, AngolaActive
3,867 acres31 mi ENE of Luvuei, AngolaActive
2,056 acres21 mi S of Lucusse, AngolaActive
3,069 acres45 mi SE of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
954 acres60 mi SE of Cameia, AngolaActive
2,291 acres34 mi NNE of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
2,333 acres17 mi N of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
1,149 acres22 mi NNW of Camacupa, AngolaActive
956 acres25 mi NE of Luvuei, AngolaActive
1,915 acres18 mi SE of Nharea, AngolaActive
6,919 acres50 mi ESE of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
2,239 acres21 mi SE of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
5,068 acres33 mi SE of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
1,218 acres38 mi SE of Mbanza Kongo, AngolaActive
1,315 acres9 mi NW of Cuilo Futa, AngolaActive
872 acres4 mi WNW of Lufico, AngolaActive
164,135 acres20 mi NE of Nharea, AngolaActive
5,160 acres40 mi SE of Cuito, AngolaActive
55,789 acres22 mi NW of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive
1,532 acres9 mi NE of Camacupa, AngolaActive
2,298 acres44 mi N of Calai, AngolaActive
5,189 acres12 mi E of Jamba, AngolaActive
3,573 acres35 mi NW of Rivungo, AngolaActive
1,033 acres70 mi NW of Calai, AngolaActive
1,179 acres25 mi SSW of Chissuata, AngolaActive
2,987 acres34 mi WNW of Cuchi, AngolaActive
1,930 acres56 mi N of Mavinga, AngolaActive
2,684 acres20 mi E of Cela, AngolaActive
2,162 acres34 mi ESE of Baixo Longa, AngolaActive
895 acres32 mi NNW of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,661 acres15 mi ESE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
848 acres12 mi SSE of Cuvelai, AngolaActive
3,005 acres11 mi WNW of Lutembo, AngolaActive
3,487 acres69 mi ENE of Mavinga, AngolaActive
5,085 acres23 mi SSE of Jamba, AngolaActive
2,768 acres50 mi NE of Cuilo, AngolaActive
1,557 acres48 mi ESE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
1,139 acres48 mi ESE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
1,164 acres12 mi NW of Dondo, AngolaActive
1,972 acres22 mi NW of Rivungo, AngolaActive
1,231 acres25 mi ESE of Longa, AngolaActive
1,337 acres55 mi ENE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
3,973 acres35 mi ESE of Luia, AngolaActive
1,364 acres27 mi NW of Rivungo, AngolaActive
5,970 acres45 mi ESE of Cassanguidi, AngolaActive
2,234 acres26 mi SE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
756 acres34 mi SSE of Menongue, AngolaActive
1,263 acres21 mi WNW of Nzagi, AngolaActive
2,481 acres21 mi ESE of Negage, AngolaActive
798 acres44 mi NW of Rivungo, AngolaActive
986 acres21 mi ENE of Xipundo, AngolaActive
1,176 acres12 mi NNE of Caiundo, AngolaActive
1,987 acres19 mi WNW of Cutuile, AngolaActive
4,697 acres25 mi SSW of Chipindo, AngolaActive
5,567 acres60 mi N of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,043 acres9 mi W of Lumbala, AngolaActive
1,473 acres11 mi W of Lumbala, AngolaActive
1,994 acres17 mi NNW of Dondo, AngolaActive
2,320 acres11 mi N of Cuchi, AngolaActive
3,054 acres20 mi NNE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
4,436 acres10 mi NE of Lutembo, AngolaActive
2,150 acres23 mi NE of Lutembo, AngolaActive
1,164 acres23 mi NE of Muxima, AngolaActive
1,982 acres21 mi NNW of Muconda, AngolaActive
5,629 acres23 mi WNW of Luquembo, AngolaActive
4,945 acres8 mi WSW of Mbanji ya Ngola, AngolaActive
1,742 acres76 mi E of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,231 acres42 mi SSW of Cuchi, AngolaActive
9,684 acres62 mi SE of Lucapa, AngolaActive
3,934 acres15 mi SSE of Dundo, AngolaActive
2,908 acres27 mi NNE of Muxima, AngolaActive
2,674 acres21 mi E of Negage, AngolaActive
845 acres71 mi NNW of Jamba, AngolaActive
751 acres24 mi NE of Rivungo, AngolaActive
1,362 acres26 mi NNE of Lucapa, AngolaActive
4,559 acres27 mi WNW of Lucapa, AngolaActive
1,604 acres11 mi NE of Cassanguidi, AngolaActive
3,489 acres9 mi WNW of Lucusse, AngolaActive
1,055 acres20 mi S of Lago Dilolo, AngolaActive
1,324 acres70 mi SSE of Calandula, AngolaActive
47,617 acresnear Cassongo, AngolaActive
1,619 acres48 mi NE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
1,282 acres28 mi NE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
2,105 acres18 mi SSW of Cameia, AngolaActive
3,840 acres72 mi SSE of Calandula, AngolaActive
1,048 acres14 mi ENE of Lutembo, AngolaActive
1,127 acres28 mi W of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,275 acres28 mi N of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,908 acres24 mi NE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
2,179 acres5 mi ESE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
1,483 acres46 mi WNW of Cazombo, AngolaActive
1,764 acres10 mi SE of Cassamba, AngolaActive
1,478 acres20 mi NE of Luvuei, AngolaActive
7,453 acres10 mi W of Lucusse, AngolaActive
1,245 acres41 mi S of Cameia, AngolaActive
2,587 acres23 mi S of Luena, AngolaActive
756 acres29 mi ENE of Lumbala, AngolaActive
9,343 acres40 mi NNW of Lumbala, AngolaActive
751 acres38 mi ENE of Jamba, AngolaActive
1,221 acres35 mi WSW of Rivungo, AngolaActive
939 acres78 mi ESE of Mavinga, AngolaActive
1,599 acres33 mi W of Nancova, AngolaActive
1,876 acres51 mi NW of Jamba, AngolaActive
798 acres61 mi NW of Jamba, AngolaActive
1,925 acres54 mi N of Jamba, AngolaActive
1,268 acres8 mi N of Xipundo, AngolaActive
751 acres21 mi NNE of Xipundo, AngolaActive
2,535 acres27 mi E of Tchimporo-Yonde, AngolaActive
2,105 acres76 mi W of Soyo, AngolaActive
1,705 acres106 mi SW of Soyo, AngolaActive
11,609 acres13 mi ENE of Cangandala, AngolaActive
1,614 acres30 mi E of Lumbala, AngolaActive
2,291 acres7 mi SE of Soyo, AngolaInactive
2,142 acres14 mi W of Calumbo, AngolaInactive
1,898 acres20 mi W of Tomboco, AngolaInactive
3,976 acres11 mi NE of Cazuangongo, AngolaInactive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
424,650 acres14 mi W of Quimbele, AngolaInactive
263,928 acres44 mi NNE of Cambundi, AngolaInactive
178,662 acres23 mi NNW of Sanza Pombo, AngolaInactive
164,135 acres20 mi NE of Nharea, AngolaActive
140,269 acres11 mi WNW of Alto Chicapa, AngolaInactive
102,143 acres21 mi NNE of Cuilo Camboso, AngolaInactive
92,991 acres8 mi E of Banza Damba, AngolaInactive
76,951 acres13 mi SSW of Uige, AngolaInactive
73,748 acres3 mi NNE of Quimbele, AngolaInactive
69,093 acres29 mi SE of Luengue, AngolaInactive
68,876 acres26 mi SSW of Lubalo, AngolaInactive
61,660 acres34 mi NNW of Cuilo Camboso, AngolaInactive
57,457 acres5 mi SSW of Chitembo, AngolaInactive
56,711 acres25 mi S of Cacolo, AngolaInactive
55,789 acres22 mi NW of Maquela do Zombo, AngolaActive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
20262,459424,650 acres
20251519,608 acres

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