Czechia

Czechia: earthquakes and wildfires

Name: Czechia
Address: CZ

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

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Latest event3,914 acres8 h agonear Trinec, Czechia

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Key statistics (30 days)

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

Fire danger

Today Low

Tomorrow Low

Day after Low

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

Severe weather (forecast)

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

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

Recent events in Czechia

8 h agoWildfire near Trinec, Czechia – active3,914 acres · near Trinec, Czechia

Historical overview

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

About Czechia

Czechia has recorded 249 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1978. The strongest was M4.8 in 1985.

Satellites have detected 1 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 3,914 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Czechia →

249 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1978. The strongest was M4.8.

Recent earthquakes

No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.8	7 mi N of Cheb, Czechia	Dec 23, 1985, 4:27 AM	6.2 mi
4.7	9 mi N of Cheb, Czechia	Jan 23, 1986, 2:21 AM	15.2 mi
4.6	5 mi NE of Ostrava, Czechia	Jun 13, 2002, 1:14 AM	6.2 mi
4.6	7 mi NNE of Cheb, Czechia	Dec 24, 1985, 12:04 AM	6.2 mi
4.6	9 mi W of Sokolov, Czechia	Dec 21, 1985, 10:04 AM	15.0 mi
4.6	9 mi W of Sokolov, Czechia	Dec 20, 1985, 4:36 PM	6.2 mi
4.5	9 mi N of Cheb, Czechia	Dec 23, 1985, 3:24 AM	15.0 mi
4.5	7 mi N of Cheb, Czechia	Dec 16, 1985, 2:06 PM	6.2 mi
4.4	8 mi WNW of Sokolov, Czechia	Oct 10, 2008, 8:08 AM	6.3 mi
4.3	7 mi NNW of Cheb, Czechia	Jan 20, 1986, 11:38 PM	6.2 mi
4.2	8 mi WNW of Sokolov, Czechia	Oct 28, 2008, 8:30 AM	6.2 mi
4.2	8 mi W of Sokolov, Czechia	Oct 12, 2008, 7:44 AM	6.2 mi
4.2	near Habartov, Czechia	Nov 6, 2000, 10:07 PM	6.2 mi
4.2	8 mi NNE of Cheb, Czechia	Dec 21, 1985, 2:07 AM	12.6 mi
4.2	7 mi NNE of Cheb, Czechia	Dec 14, 1985, 5:38 AM	14.2 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19782018

Year

2018	2	M4.1
2014	1	M3.8
2011	1	M4.0
2008	27	M4.4
2007	5	M3.4
2006	8	M3.6
2005	6	M3.8
2004	6	M3.9
2003	4	M3.4
2002	8	M4.6
2001	7	M3.6
2000	32	M4.2
1999	2	M3.7
1998	5	M3.6
1997	3	M3.8
1995	4	M3.8
1994	2	M3.9
1993	4	M3.7
1992	1	M3.2
1991	1	M3.5
1990	1	M3.8
1989	2	M3.4
1988	7	M3.8
1987	5	M3.7
1986	16	M4.7
1985	59	M4.8
1984	12	M4.0
1983	6	M4.0
1982	7	M4.2
1981	2	M4.2
1980	1	M3.5
1979	1	M3.1
1978	1	M3.0

Wildfires

1 major fires since 2026. The largest covered about 3,914 acres.

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
3,914 acres	near Trinec, Czechia	May 28, 2026	Active

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
3,914 acres	near Trinec, Czechia	May 28, 2026	Active