Germany

Germany: earthquakes and wildfires

Name: Germany
Address: DE

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

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Latest event1,505 acres10 h ago3 mi SE of Hamburg, Germany

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Key statistics (30 days)

0Earthquakes 20Wildfires 1Floods 0Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

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: Berlin. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Frankfurt am Main

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

Recent events in Germany

Historical overview

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

About Germany

Germany has recorded 613 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1977. The strongest was M5.3 in 1978.

Satellites have detected 6 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 12,370 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Germany →

613 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1977. The strongest was M5.3.

Recent earthquakes

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

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
5.3	5 mi SSE of Hechingen, Germany	Sep 3, 1978, 5:08 AM	5.0 mi
5.2	near Gebhardshain, Germany	Jun 28, 1982, 9:57 AM	6.2 mi
5.1	near Markneukirchen, Germany	Dec 21, 1985, 10:16 AM	6.2 mi
4.9	near Barnstaedt, Germany	Sep 11, 1996, 3:36 AM	6.2 mi
4.8	13 mi NE of Freiburg, Germany	Dec 5, 2004, 1:52 AM	6.2 mi
4.8	near Herzogenrath, Germany	Jul 22, 2002, 5:45 AM	10.6 mi
4.7	near Albstadt, Germany	Mar 22, 2003, 1:36 PM	3.7 mi
4.7	19 mi SSW of Sonthofen, Germany	Mar 31, 1994, 9:41 AM	8.5 mi
4.7	near Hoerstel, Germany	May 16, 1991, 2:06 AM	6.2 mi
4.7	4 mi ESE of Hechingen, Germany	Oct 10, 1978, 1:03 PM	6.2 mi
4.7	near Bisingen, Germany	Sep 3, 1978, 10:02 AM	6.2 mi
4.6	near Castrop-Rauxel, Germany	Jun 23, 1983, 9:31 AM	6.2 mi
4.5	12 mi NW of Saarbruecken, Germany	Feb 23, 2008, 3:30 PM	1.2 mi
4.5	7 mi SSE of Rotenburg, Germany	Oct 20, 2004, 6:59 AM	3.4 mi
4.5	3 mi NW of Albstadt, Germany	Jan 16, 1978, 2:31 PM	12.4 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772024

Year

2024	1	M3.5
2022	2	M4.0
2015	1	M3.3
2014	1	M3.6
2011	1	M3.9
2010	3	M3.4
2009	2	M4.1
2008	33	M4.5
2007	56	M4.4
2006	38	M3.9
2005	46	M4.0
2004	25	M4.8
2003	19	M4.7
2002	18	M4.8
2001	55	M4.2
2000	32	M4.3
1999	8	M4.0
1998	20	M3.9
1997	9	M4.3
1996	16	M4.9
1995	18	M3.6
1994	14	M4.7
1993	17	M4.2
1992	12	M4.3
1991	13	M4.7
1990	13	M3.8
1989	14	M3.7
1988	12	M3.7
1987	10	M4.2
1986	7	M3.9
1985	9	M5.1
1984	6	M3.6
1983	22	M4.6
1982	11	M5.2
1981	4	M4.3
1980	5	M4.2
1979	6	M3.6
1978	27	M5.3
1977	7	M4.0

Wildfires

6 major fires since 2026. The largest covered about 12,370 acres.

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
1,505 acres	3 mi SE of Hamburg, Germany	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,161 acres	near Georgsmarienhuette, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
6,701 acres	near Salzgitter, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active
6,012 acres	6 mi NW of Bremen, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,355 acres	near Altona, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
12,370 acres	4 mi NNW of Duisburg, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,969 acres	near Rheinhausen, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,302 acres	near Duisburg, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,060 acres	near Wadgassen, Germany	Nov 18, 2025	Active
1,908 acres	23 mi ESE of Hamm, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active

Show all (24)

Area	Location	Since	Status
1,520 acres	7 mi WNW of Wuppertal, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
5,214 acres	near Dillingen, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,665 acres	near Geseke, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,998 acres	near Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
949 acres	near Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,025 acres	7 mi ESE of Leinefelde-Worbis, Germany	Nov 23, 2025	Active
899 acres	10 mi NNW of Augsburg, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,155 acres	near Kehl, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,001 acres	13 mi WSW of Ulm, Germany	Nov 14, 2025	Active
830 acres	near Petershagen, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,352 acres	near Unterwellenborn, Germany	Dec 1, 2025	Inactive
1,695 acres	near Peine, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Inactive
1,764 acres	near Frankenthal, Germany	Nov 25, 2025	Inactive
2,313 acres	near Voelklingen, Germany	Nov 18, 2025	Inactive

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
12,370 acres	4 mi NNW of Duisburg, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
6,701 acres	near Salzgitter, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active
6,012 acres	6 mi NW of Bremen, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active
5,214 acres	near Dillingen, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,998 acres	near Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,969 acres	near Rheinhausen, Germany	Nov 12, 2026	Active