Chad
Chad: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Chad on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
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Latest event1,122 acres12 h ago10 mi SSW of Doba, Chad
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Forecast: ECMWF via Copernicus EMS – GWIS
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Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
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Forecast for the area around: N'Djamena. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
The forecast shows no heavy rain, gales or thunderstorms for today and tomorrow.
Forecast for the area around: Chad. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in Chad
- 12 h agoWildfire near Doba, Chad – active1,122 acres · 10 mi SSW of Doba, Chad
- 12 h agoWildfire near Lere, Chad – active7,949 acres · 21 mi SSW of Lere, Chad
- 12 h agoWildfire near Melfi, Chad – active4,028 acres · 24 mi NE of Melfi, Chad
- 12 h agoWildfire near Yao, Chad – active7,396 acres · 23 mi WNW of Yao, Chad
- 12 h agoWildfire near Mangalme, Chad – active9,437 acres · 54 mi ESE of Mangalme, Chad
- 12 h agoWildfire near Bousso, Chad – active981 acres · 14 mi S of Bousso, Chad
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Chad
Chad has recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 2025. The strongest was M4.4 in 2025.
Satellites have detected 532 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 185,134 acres.
Know the official emergency number, prepare an emergency kit and follow the instructions of your civil protection authority.
Learn more ›Earthquakes
2 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 2025. The strongest was M4.4.
Recent earthquakes
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | 57 mi SE of Faya-Largeau, Chad | 6.2 mi | |
| 4.4 | 56 mi SSE of Faya-Largeau, Chad | 6.2 mi |
Wildfires
532 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 185,134 acres.
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,122 acres | 10 mi SSW of Doba, Chad | Active | |
| 7,949 acres | 21 mi SSW of Lere, Chad | Active | |
| 4,028 acres | 24 mi NE of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 7,396 acres | 23 mi WNW of Yao, Chad | Active | |
| 9,437 acres | 54 mi ESE of Mangalme, Chad | Active | |
| 981 acres | 14 mi S of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 764 acres | 18 mi SSW of Mangalme, Chad | Active | |
| 180,130 acres | 45 mi SSW of N'Djamena, Chad | Active | |
| 3,259 acres | 22 mi NE of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 3,022 acres | 56 mi SW of N'Djamena, Chad | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,243 acres | 15 mi W of Guelendeng, Chad | Active | |
| 2,449 acres | 57 mi S of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 1,683 acres | 69 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 141,396 acres | 54 mi E of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 2,014 acres | 44 mi SE of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 1,119 acres | 19 mi ENE of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 25,716 acres | 45 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,599 acres | 28 mi ENE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 823 acres | 68 mi NE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 7,055 acres | 58 mi NNE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 7,215 acres | 21 mi NNE of Gounou Gaya, Chad | Active | |
| 7,213 acres | 29 mi SSE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 1,018 acres | 15 mi E of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,259 acres | 78 mi SSE of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 3,363 acres | 69 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 1,871 acres | 40 mi S of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 6,823 acres | 39 mi ESE of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 1,873 acres | 69 mi S of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 185,134 acres | 71 mi SE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 26,332 acres | 20 mi SE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 7,880 acres | 47 mi S of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 5,130 acres | 29 mi NNE of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 15,753 acres | 30 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 9,575 acres | 31 mi SW of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 10,947 acres | 43 mi ENE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 26,329 acres | 43 mi NW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,345 acres | 23 mi SW of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 40,997 acres | 13 mi ENE of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 34,239 acres | 40 mi S of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 6,820 acres | 11 mi NNE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,063 acres | 11 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 18,829 acres | 5 mi WNW of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 10,650 acres | 13 mi E of Lai, Chad | Active | |
| 22,415 acres | 60 mi SW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 6,788 acres | 49 mi SSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,159 acres | 41 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 9,901 acres | 49 mi E of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 1,557 acres | 24 mi SSE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 5,992 acres | 20 mi WNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,397 acres | 27 mi ENE of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 1,352 acres | 53 mi ENE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 17,557 acres | 59 mi ESE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 7,776 acres | 50 mi ESE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 4,011 acres | 19 mi WSW of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 5,950 acres | 30 mi SW of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 4,512 acres | 59 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 21,192 acres | 38 mi WNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 11,515 acres | 47 mi S of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 778 acres | 17 mi NW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 33,762 acres | 27 mi SE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 17,866 acres | 26 mi NW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 8,394 acres | 57 mi N of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 5,602 acres | 32 mi E of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 3,388 acres | 35 mi NNE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 4,090 acres | 40 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 24,416 acres | 16 mi E of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 4,465 acres | 64 mi SW of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 2,834 acres | 34 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 5,548 acres | 59 mi WNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 12,494 acres | 31 mi SSW of Am Dam, Chad | Active | |
| 3,479 acres | 26 mi SSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 14,858 acres | 39 mi SW of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 3,284 acres | 27 mi NNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 964 acres | 54 mi NE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 8,661 acres | 60 mi ESE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 4,885 acres | 58 mi NNW of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 1,554 acres | 30 mi SSE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,544 acres | 46 mi SSW of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 7,734 acres | 41 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 1,211 acres | 29 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 875 acres | 39 mi ESE of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 9,808 acres | 27 mi E of Lere, Chad | Active | |
| 768 acres | 31 mi SSW of N'Djamena, Chad | Active | |
| 17,821 acres | 42 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 8,757 acres | 27 mi ENE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 19,825 acres | 45 mi SSE of Am Dam, Chad | Active | |
| 909 acres | 36 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 4,275 acres | 59 mi NE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 3,076 acres | 44 mi SW of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 1,789 acres | 53 mi E of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 53,928 acres | 67 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,955 acres | 24 mi SW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 7,055 acres | 16 mi NW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,644 acres | 41 mi NNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 6,227 acres | 62 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 4,685 acres | 42 mi NNW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 2,612 acres | 34 mi SSE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 3,022 acres | 27 mi W of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 1,824 acres | 68 mi NE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,876 acres | 41 mi SSW of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 42,270 acres | 20 mi S of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,266 acres | 70 mi NNE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 1,984 acres | 25 mi E of Lere, Chad | Active | |
| 1,549 acres | 66 mi N of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 2,899 acres | 70 mi NNE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 5,172 acres | 55 mi S of Am Dam, Chad | Active | |
| 1,213 acres | 15 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,117 acres | 17 mi SE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,693 acres | 62 mi NNW of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 4,423 acres | 31 mi SSW of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 69,745 acres | 51 mi ENE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 1,777 acres | 36 mi S of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 2,088 acres | 13 mi E of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 2,708 acres | 64 mi N of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 1,940 acres | 53 mi E of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 778 acres | 86 mi NW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 4,749 acres | 56 mi SW of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 1,021 acres | 26 mi SW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 2,370 acres | 84 mi NNW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 4,655 acres | 81 mi NE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 3,674 acres | 22 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 10,156 acres | 17 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,312 acres | 30 mi WNW of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 8,945 acres | 13 mi SSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 3,091 acres | 53 mi NE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 4,660 acres | 41 mi SSW of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 15,029 acres | 37 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,730 acres | 31 mi S of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 9,434 acres | 42 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 12,933 acres | 70 mi NNE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,843 acres | 32 mi S of Lere, Chad | Active | |
| 5,083 acres | 63 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 3,319 acres | 59 mi ESE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 6,032 acres | 49 mi NE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 818 acres | 64 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 2,763 acres | 42 mi SW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,441 acres | 44 mi ESE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 2,876 acres | 65 mi SSW of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 2,466 acres | 54 mi SSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,695 acres | 54 mi NE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 13,697 acres | 13 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,018 acres | 28 mi N of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 1,097 acres | 32 mi E of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 1,549 acres | 23 mi NNE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 8,451 acres | 78 mi E of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 14,095 acres | 89 mi NNW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 2,207 acres | 81 mi S of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 914 acres | 40 mi ENE of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 2,637 acres | 78 mi SSE of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 2,432 acres | 14 mi S of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 30,723 acres | 58 mi SSE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 6,052 acres | 23 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,584 acres | 45 mi S of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 9,113 acres | 50 mi ESE of Bousso, Chad | Active | |
| 1,058 acres | 31 mi SSE of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 1,544 acres | 51 mi NNW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 6,239 acres | 47 mi SW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 6,489 acres | 26 mi SW of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 3,724 acres | 49 mi ENE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 823 acres | 48 mi WNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,248 acres | 60 mi SSE of N'Djamena, Chad | Active | |
| 8,229 acres | 16 mi ESE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 1,159 acres | 33 mi N of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,149 acres | 32 mi SSW of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 18,073 acres | 51 mi SW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 6,583 acres | 29 mi SE of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 2,496 acres | 61 mi SSW of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 3,126 acres | 81 mi NNE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 4,739 acres | 17 mi NE of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 2,711 acres | 45 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,365 acres | 26 mi WNW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 909 acres | 44 mi SW of N'Djamena, Chad | Active | |
| 11,414 acres | 69 mi E of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 922 acres | 25 mi E of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 2,115 acres | 34 mi SE of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 4,994 acres | 39 mi S of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 1,880 acres | 20 mi NE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,404 acres | 34 mi NW of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 860 acres | 35 mi S of Goz Beida, Chad | Active | |
| 1,404 acres | 24 mi NE of Lai, Chad | Active | |
| 776 acres | 28 mi NNW of Goundi, Chad | Active | |
| 3,148 acres | 45 mi SSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 3,534 acres | 37 mi SE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 1,747 acres | 16 mi SSW of Sarh, Chad | Active | |
| 904 acres | 22 mi S of Bol, Chad | Active | |
| 2,355 acres | 31 mi ESE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 23,917 acres | 52 mi ENE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 11,263 acres | 52 mi W of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,312 acres | 51 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 6,825 acres | 51 mi SSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 5,231 acres | 29 mi SSE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 24,127 acres | 22 mi ESE of Bongor, Chad | Active | |
| 8,836 acres | 57 mi ENE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 4,015 acres | 15 mi ENE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,208 acres | 54 mi E of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 2,553 acres | 41 mi SE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 870 acres | 31 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 1,250 acres | 62 mi S of Abou Deia, Chad | Active | |
| 1,213 acres | 20 mi NNE of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 1,436 acres | 47 mi W of Abou Deia, Chad | Active |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185,134 acres | 71 mi SE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 180,130 acres | 45 mi SSW of N'Djamena, Chad | Active | |
| 141,396 acres | 54 mi E of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 69,745 acres | 51 mi ENE of Am Timan, Chad | Active | |
| 53,928 acres | 67 mi WSW of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 42,270 acres | 20 mi S of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 40,997 acres | 13 mi ENE of Deressia, Chad | Active | |
| 36,174 acres | 54 mi ESE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 34,365 acres | 48 mi WSW of Am Timan, Chad | Inactive | |
| 34,239 acres | 40 mi S of Melfi, Chad | Active | |
| 33,762 acres | 27 mi SE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 30,723 acres | 58 mi SSE of Haraze, Chad | Active | |
| 29,151 acres | 41 mi SSE of Kyabe, Chad | Active | |
| 28,607 acres | 55 mi E of Kyabe, Chad | Inactive | |
| 26,332 acres | 20 mi SE of Haraze, Chad | Active |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 418 | 185,134 acres |
| 2025 | 114 | 29,151 acres |