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Brazil: earthquakes and wildfires

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

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Latest event1,811 acres10 h ago19 mi SE of Vitoria do Xingu, Brazil
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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 High

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

Severe weather (forecast)

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

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

Recent events in Brazil

Historical overview

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

About Brazil

Brazil has recorded 209 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.6 in 2015.

Satellites have detected 1,549 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 636,211 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Brazil →

209 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.6.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.443 mi NNW of Guajara, Brazil6.2 mi
4.350 mi NW of Mancio Lima, Brazil6.2 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.673 mi SE of Jordao, Brazil385.9 mi
7.698 mi WNW of Assis Brasil, Brazil376.6 mi
7.186 mi W of Assis Brasil, Brazil391.5 mi
7.138 mi S of Ipixuna, Brazil346.8 mi
7.143 mi W of Tarauaca, Brazil368.7 mi
7.082 mi W of Assis Brasil, Brazil372.1 mi
6.967 mi W of Tarauaca, Brazil332.0 mi
6.856 mi W of Tarauaca, Brazil354.4 mi
6.746 mi ENE of Jordao, Brazil374.5 mi
6.623 mi SE of Ipixuna, Brazil377.2 mi
6.648 mi ENE of Jordao, Brazil372.8 mi
6.544 mi W of Tarauaca, Brazil385.9 mi
6.555 mi ENE of Jordao, Brazil386.9 mi
6.554 mi W of Tarauaca, Brazil361.1 mi
6.473 mi ESE of Jordao, Brazil380.3 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20261M4.4
20259M5.6
20245M6.6
20234M5.1
20226M6.5
202113M5.9
20202M4.6
20192M6.8
20185M7.1
20172M4.5
20162M6.4
201528M7.6
20143M5.1
20136M4.8
20122M4.6
20111M4.2
201010M6.5
20094M5.6
20086M5.2
20077M6.1
20063M4.3
20059M5.1
20034M7.1
20025M6.9
20017M4.4
20001M4.2
19992M4.4
19987M5.5
19976M6.1
19962M4.1
19951M4.4
19942M6.1
19932M6.1
19912M4.8
19904M7.0
19895M7.1
19871M3.7
19865M6.3
19853M6.6
19843M5.9
19832M6.2
19812M5.0
19805M5.2
19783M5.8
19772M5.5
19763M4.9

Wildfires

1,549 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 636,211 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
1,811 acres19 mi SE of Vitoria do Xingu, BrazilActive
885 acres11 mi NE of Obidos, BrazilActive
882 acres49 mi SSW of Santarem, BrazilActive
932 acres63 mi E of Manaus, BrazilActive
880 acres16 mi E of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
880 acres54 mi NE of Altamira, BrazilActive
10,270 acres14 mi WNW of Autazes, BrazilActive
5,483 acres21 mi SSE of Juruti, BrazilActive
4,549 acres14 mi WNW of Autazes, BrazilActive
3,425 acres43 mi SSE of Santarem, BrazilActive
Show all (200)
AreaLocationSinceStatus
1,665 acres6 mi NW of Curua, BrazilActive
11,305 acres90 mi E of Santarem, BrazilActive
932 acres11 mi ENE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
2,595 acres70 mi SSE of Santarem, BrazilActive
37,572 acres32 mi NE of Pacaja, BrazilActive
1,275 acres17 mi NE of Trairao, BrazilActive
2,305 acres15 mi NE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
5,053 acres13 mi ENE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
4,114 acres14 mi NW of Obidos, BrazilActive
4,213 acres6 mi ESE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
51,504 acres59 mi S of Santarem, BrazilActive
1,075 acres20 mi WSW of Itinga do Maranhao, BrazilActive
16,848 acres35 mi NNW of Uruara, BrazilActive
2,847 acresnear Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
4,903 acres28 mi SE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
16,467 acres15 mi E of Parintins, BrazilActive
1,468 acres16 mi WSW of Obidos, BrazilActive
3,679 acres27 mi SSE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
2,456 acres31 mi SE of Juruti, BrazilActive
1,957 acres23 mi SSW of Juruti, BrazilActive
1,423 acres14 mi E of Juruti, BrazilActive
2,254 acres6 mi NE of Vitoria do Xingu, BrazilActive
1,423 acres33 mi ESE of Vitoria do Xingu, BrazilActive
1,712 acres41 mi NNW of Anapu, BrazilActive
4,260 acres42 mi S of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
2,256 acres28 mi NNE of Anapu, BrazilActive
929 acres64 mi S of Santarem, BrazilActive
4,655 acres31 mi NNW of Anapu, BrazilActive
786 acres36 mi S of Obidos, BrazilActive
12,432 acres44 mi NNW of Medicilandia, BrazilActive
14,305 acres30 mi ESE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
783 acres8 mi SW of Nova Olinda do Norte, BrazilActive
16,843 acres35 mi ESE of Santarem, BrazilActive
66,484 acres23 mi SSE of Juruti, BrazilActive
636,211 acres52 mi ESE of Santarem, BrazilActive
1,673 acres39 mi S of Itacoatiara, BrazilActive
30,446 acres40 mi N of Uruara, BrazilActive
25,207 acres20 mi ESE of Urucara, BrazilActive
3,625 acresnear Almeirim, BrazilActive
1,908 acres33 mi S of Uiramuta, BrazilActive
783 acres33 mi NNW of Prainha, BrazilActive
2,160 acres30 mi W of Almeirim, BrazilActive
1,324 acres36 mi NNW of Prainha, BrazilActive
10,791 acres31 mi NE of Prainha, BrazilActive
1,715 acres27 mi ESE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
3,677 acres21 mi WNW of Prainha, BrazilActive
14,181 acres33 mi NNW of Curua, BrazilActive
6,417 acres76 mi NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
1,423 acres71 mi NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
20,920 acres47 mi N of Prainha, BrazilActive
1,913 acres79 mi NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
2,985 acres14 mi SE of Porto de Moz, BrazilActive
2,056 acres9 mi ENE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
1,520 acres13 mi SSE of Bagre, BrazilActive
1,421 acres18 mi ENE of Prainha, BrazilActive
41,914 acres36 mi N of Obidos, BrazilActive
2,456 acres14 mi SW of Laranjal do Jari, BrazilActive
10,344 acres31 mi N of Obidos, BrazilActive
27,681 acres16 mi E of Pracuuba, BrazilActive
4,319 acres39 mi N of Curua, BrazilActive
1,273 acres29 mi NE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
7,598 acres59 mi N of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
1,861 acres86 mi NNW of Santarem, BrazilActive
21,234 acres15 mi N of Curua, BrazilActive
1,179 acres28 mi N of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
35,507 acres64 mi N of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
5,152 acres19 mi N of Chaves, BrazilActive
1,908 acres11 mi NNE of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
11,122 acres36 mi ENE of Chaves, BrazilActive
929 acres9 mi NE of Governador Nunes Freire, BrazilActive
1,231 acres133 mi N of Urucara, BrazilActive
11,226 acres40 mi SW of Macapa, BrazilActive
833 acres29 mi WNW of Normandia, BrazilActive
1,520 acres15 mi S of Boa Vista do Gurupi, BrazilActive
6,613 acres59 mi SW of Macapa, BrazilActive
2,009 acres13 mi NNE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
5,483 acres32 mi N of Gurupa, BrazilActive
1,670 acres45 mi N of Obidos, BrazilActive
43,266 acres41 mi NNW of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
2,987 acres26 mi NW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
1,821 acres19 mi SSE of Laranjal do Jari, BrazilActive
5,350 acres53 mi N of Prainha, BrazilActive
1,275 acres17 mi WNW of Caracarai, BrazilActive
2,995 acres13 mi N of Oriximina, BrazilActive
932 acres53 mi SSE of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
7,005 acres44 mi N of Prainha, BrazilActive
1,522 acres76 mi E of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
6,771 acres13 mi N of Almeirim, BrazilActive
2,110 acres58 mi ENE of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
7,947 acres11 mi NW of Almeirim, BrazilActive
3,185 acres13 mi SSE of Concordia do Para, BrazilActive
1,396 acres28 mi W of Duque de Caxias, BrazilActive
9,175 acres5 mi SSE of Itaguai, BrazilActive
1,176 acres89 mi SE of Sao Joao da Barra, BrazilActive
882 acres6 mi ESE of Ribas do Rio Pardo, BrazilActive
1,023 acres11 mi SSW of Curitiba, BrazilActive
2,624 acres5 mi NNE of Duque de Caxias, BrazilActive
10,490 acres7 mi NNE of Vila Velha, BrazilActive
1,502 acres4 mi NNW of Montes Claros, BrazilActive
1,198 acres12 mi NW of Combinado, BrazilActive
1,275 acres29 mi W of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
1,621 acres20 mi W of Centro Novo do Maranhao, BrazilActive
5,305 acres24 mi WNW of Fortaleza, BrazilActive
10,339 acres28 mi SE of Vitoria do Jari, BrazilActive
2,305 acres24 mi NNE of Rondon do Para, BrazilActive
4,312 acres12 mi SE of Cachoeira do Piria, BrazilActive
833 acres43 mi NNW of Medicilandia, BrazilActive
5,197 acres26 mi WSW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, BrazilActive
2,204 acres80 mi SSW of Pacaja, BrazilActive
4,562 acres13 mi SSE of Laranjal do Jari, BrazilActive
2,548 acres9 mi NNE of Almeirim, BrazilActive
929 acres20 mi ESE of Dom Eliseu, BrazilActive
1,124 acres40 mi SSE of Portel, BrazilActive
2,202 acres10 mi ENE of Araguana, BrazilActive
1,270 acres13 mi NNW of Lagoa do Mato, BrazilActive
786 acres64 mi WSW of Macapa, BrazilActive
983 acres9 mi NW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
15,765 acres22 mi ESE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
1,915 acres6 mi NE of Arari, BrazilActive
1,087 acresnear Maracanau, BrazilActive
788 acres34 mi N of Curua, BrazilActive
1,814 acres43 mi WSW of Baiao, BrazilActive
4,359 acres27 mi NW of Baiao, BrazilActive
3,576 acres24 mi SSE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
1,077 acres38 mi W of Ulianopolis, BrazilActive
1,223 acres15 mi S of Tucuma, BrazilActive
1,324 acres26 mi NNW of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
986 acres37 mi WSW of Ulianopolis, BrazilActive
1,080 acres19 mi WSW of Araguana, BrazilActive
1,124 acres5 mi SW of Governador Archer, BrazilActive
5,189 acres5 mi S of Ulianopolis, BrazilActive
1,273 acres19 mi SE of Chapadinha, BrazilActive
1,668 acres23 mi WSW of Macapa, BrazilActive
1,665 acres33 mi SSW of Tome-Acu, BrazilActive
1,614 acres21 mi SSE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
2,451 acres35 mi NE of Macapa, BrazilActive
5,004 acres32 mi SE of Tailandia, BrazilActive
3,188 acres17 mi E of Governador Nunes Freire, BrazilActive
14,918 acres36 mi N of Pacaja, BrazilActive
2,740 acres53 mi N of Pacaja, BrazilActive
1,910 acres50 mi NE of Anapu, BrazilActive
1,663 acres9 mi N of Curua, BrazilActive
1,371 acres19 mi SSE of Goianesia do Para, BrazilActive
1,179 acres33 mi NNE of Castanhal, BrazilActive
838 acres5 mi S of Moncao, BrazilActive
1,176 acres15 mi SSE of Cachoeira do Piria, BrazilActive
5,785 acres18 mi ESE of Macapa, BrazilActive
2,308 acres5 mi SSW of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
2,254 acres19 mi NNW of Anapu, BrazilActive
1,567 acres22 mi NNW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
4,416 acres18 mi WNW of Muana, BrazilActive
979 acres23 mi N of Sao Sebastiao da Boa Vista, BrazilActive
2,889 acres21 mi NNW of Sao Sebastiao da Boa Vista, BrazilActive
786 acres72 mi SW of Santana, BrazilActive
1,525 acres8 mi SW of Sao Domingos do Capim, BrazilActive
1,710 acres15 mi WNW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, BrazilActive
10,238 acres49 mi N of Uruara, BrazilActive
1,273 acres23 mi WNW of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
3,524 acres26 mi N of Senador Jose Porfirio, BrazilActive
2,108 acres36 mi WNW of Gurupa, BrazilActive
4,403 acres39 mi NNE of Anapu, BrazilActive
2,355 acres3 mi ESE of Centro do Guilherme, BrazilActive
8,654 acres4 mi WSW of Ouro Branco, BrazilActive
3,484 acres84 mi ESE of Sao Joao da Barra, BrazilActive
2,152 acres24 mi S of Joao Pessoa, BrazilActive
776 acres37 mi W of Mossoro, BrazilActive
1,075 acres6 mi NNW of Cocal, BrazilActive
1,910 acres13 mi S of Joaquim Pires, BrazilActive
1,063 acres64 mi SW of Marechal Thaumaturgo, BrazilActive
3,160 acres23 mi SE of Feijo, BrazilActive
3,509 acres83 mi SW of Corumba, BrazilActive
929 acres15 mi NE of Ferreira Gomes, BrazilActive
3,086 acres72 mi E of Normandia, BrazilActive
4,604 acres14 mi N of Amapa, BrazilActive
3,042 acres74 mi E of Normandia, BrazilActive
1,124 acres88 mi E of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
13,717 acres42 mi NNE of Oriximina, BrazilActive
7,393 acres19 mi ENE of Oiapoque, BrazilActive
7,243 acres29 mi N of Calcoene, BrazilActive
1,223 acres10 mi N of Calcoene, BrazilActive
2,891 acres21 mi SE of Tartarugalzinho, BrazilActive
929 acres22 mi ENE of Normandia, BrazilActive
1,819 acres76 mi N of Urucara, BrazilActive
1,324 acres34 mi SSW of Boa Vista, BrazilActive
4,164 acres25 mi ESE of Tartarugalzinho, BrazilActive
5,995 acres52 mi E of Cutias, BrazilActive
4,507 acres24 mi W of Macapa, BrazilActive
932 acres23 mi NNE of Uiramuta, BrazilActive
1,077 acres29 mi ESE of Normandia, BrazilActive
2,595 acres38 mi E of Normandia, BrazilActive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
636,211 acres52 mi ESE of Santarem, BrazilActive
105,272 acres12 mi SW of Morpara, BrazilInactive
90,744 acres28 mi SSE of Agua Boa, BrazilInactive
66,484 acres23 mi SSE of Juruti, BrazilActive
60,622 acres32 mi SE of Castelo dos Sonhos, BrazilInactive
56,674 acres18 mi NNW of Morpara, BrazilInactive
51,504 acres59 mi S of Santarem, BrazilActive
44,783 acres18 mi WNW of Campinapolis, BrazilInactive
44,224 acres25 mi NNE of Riacho Frio, BrazilInactive
43,266 acres41 mi NNW of Monte Alegre, BrazilActive
42,962 acres32 mi ESE of Ribeirao Cascalheira, BrazilInactive
42,475 acres35 mi NW of Sandolandia, BrazilInactive
41,914 acres36 mi N of Obidos, BrazilActive
41,667 acres10 mi ESE of Jau do Tocantins, BrazilInactive
39,092 acres25 mi NNW of Riachao das Neves, BrazilActive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
20261,499636,211 acres
20255013,717 acres

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