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Mozambique: earthquakes and wildfires

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

Live map – Mozambique

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Key statistics (30 days)

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

Fire danger

Today Very high
Tomorrow Very high
Day after Extreme

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

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Nampula
  • Today: Lightning – High lightning · Nampula
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Extreme rain (≥ 50 mm) · Gurue

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

Recent events in Mozambique

Historical overview

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

About Mozambique

Mozambique has recorded 173 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.0 in 2006.

Satellites have detected 1,197 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 16,484,498 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Mozambique →

173 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.0.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.267 mi NE of Pemba, Mozambique6.2 mi
4.873 mi SE of Angoche, Mozambique6.2 mi
4.688 mi ENE of Pemba, Mozambique6.2 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.096 mi WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique6.8 mi
5.7100 mi WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.620 mi NW of Dondo, Mozambique16.8 mi
5.450 mi ESE of Mozambique, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.365 mi ESE of Mozambique, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.3129 mi ESE of Inhambane, Mozambique20.5 mi
5.245 mi SSE of Mozambique, Mozambique9.1 mi
5.293 mi WSW of Nova Mambone, Mozambique16.2 mi
5.253 mi ESE of Mocimboa da Praia, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.178 mi NNE of Pemba, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.119 mi ESE of Caia, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.1123 mi SE of Mozambique, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.172 mi ENE of Pemba, Mozambique6.2 mi
5.115 mi NW of Inhaminga, Mozambique19.9 mi
5.169 mi ENE of Mocimboa, Mozambique20.5 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20263M4.8
20252M4.5
20241M4.3
20226M4.7
20215M4.6
20207M4.9
20193M4.4
20189M5.1
20174M5.6
20163M4.6
20156M5.2
20143M4.8
20134M4.4
20125M5.0
20111M5.1
20106M4.5
20092M4.6
20087M4.9
20074M5.0
200613M7.0
20051M4.1
20042M4.7
20031M4.3
20025M5.2
20011M4.3
20004M4.9
19991M3.9
19981M3.8
19964M5.0
19955M5.3
19921M3.9
19915M5.1
19903M4.8
19894M5.0
19872M3.6
19869M4.8
19854M4.9
19835M5.4
19822M4.3
19815M5.0
19805M5.0
19796M4.9
19781M4.2
19762M5.1

Wildfires

1,197 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 16,484,498 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
4,752 acres55 mi W of Songo, MozambiqueActive
2,861 acres67 mi ENE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, MozambiqueActive
34,461 acres16 mi NNW of Caia, MozambiqueActive
2,019 acres8 mi N of Caia, MozambiqueActive
30,078 acres41 mi SSW of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
6,291 acres10 mi SE of Moatize, MozambiqueActive
32,549 acres43 mi W of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,962 acres27 mi NW of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
6,501 acres38 mi N of Massinga, MozambiqueActive
927 acres71 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
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AreaLocationSinceStatus
563,207 acres31 mi SSW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
1,950 acres24 mi E of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
81,881 acres48 mi SW of Tete, MozambiqueActive
2,046 acres20 mi ENE of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
2,483 acres15 mi ENE of Pebane, MozambiqueActive
3,378 acres23 mi E of Namapa-erati, MozambiqueActive
1,003 acres33 mi NNE of Marrupa, MozambiqueActive
3,766 acres45 mi E of Namapa-erati, MozambiqueActive
113,641 acres18 mi N of Pebane, MozambiqueActive
55,248 acres19 mi SSW of Pemba, MozambiqueActive
16,484,498 acres44 mi WSW of Mocuba, MozambiqueActive
398,541 acres43 mi NNW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
10,922 acres15 mi S of Luabo, MozambiqueActive
73,588 acres17 mi W of Micolene, MozambiqueActive
5,246 acres36 mi NNW of Songo, MozambiqueActive
12,002 acres18 mi ESE of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
951 acres17 mi W of Vilankulo, MozambiqueActive
2,444 acres16 mi WNW of Vilankulo, MozambiqueActive
296,437 acres31 mi SE of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
8,278 acres46 mi ENE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
6,541 acres35 mi SSW of Luabo, MozambiqueActive
16,731 acres31 mi ENE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
1,527 acres44 mi W of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,166 acres25 mi SW of Chinde, MozambiqueActive
3,583 acres30 mi S of Luabo, MozambiqueActive
26,181 acres37 mi SSW of Luabo, MozambiqueActive
1,006 acres16 mi N of Mocimboa, MozambiqueActive
10,383 acres5 mi W of Mocimboa da Praia, MozambiqueActive
12,111 acres20 mi WNW of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
18,429 acres81 mi NE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
2,137 acres31 mi WSW of Marromeu, MozambiqueActive
1,295 acres58 mi ENE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
2,676 acres42 mi WNW of Tete, MozambiqueActive
5,587 acresnear Moatize, MozambiqueActive
1,455 acres6 mi SE of Moatize, MozambiqueActive
1,824 acres101 mi WSW of Nova Mambone, MozambiqueActive
2,471 acres65 mi W of Nova Mambone, MozambiqueActive
811 acres80 mi E of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
751 acres24 mi SSW of Songo, MozambiqueActive
922 acres71 mi W of Nova Mambone, MozambiqueActive
3,736 acres78 mi W of Nova Mambone, MozambiqueActive
741 acres55 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
756 acres11 mi SW of Chibuto, MozambiqueActive
815 acres61 mi ESE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, MozambiqueActive
865 acres85 mi WSW of Nova Mambone, MozambiqueActive
1,656 acres58 mi W of Maxixe, MozambiqueActive
1,483 acres52 mi W of Massinga, MozambiqueActive
4,043 acres30 mi W of Magude, MozambiqueActive
1,297 acres69 mi NNE of Xai-Xai, MozambiqueActive
1,836 acres65 mi W of Maxixe, MozambiqueActive
1,819 acres72 mi E of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, MozambiqueActive
1,883 acres72 mi W of Nova Mambone, MozambiqueActive
2,859 acres65 mi W of Beira, MozambiqueActive
318,531 acres38 mi NNE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
2,619 acres34 mi SSE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
9,662 acres56 mi N of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
9,348 acres42 mi NE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
9,837 acres54 mi NE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
6,336 acres31 mi E of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
1,663 acres11 mi WNW of Macomia, MozambiqueActive
1,670 acres25 mi NNE of Chiure, MozambiqueActive
2,002 acres51 mi NNE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
1,189 acres5 mi ESE of Macomia, MozambiqueActive
6,818 acres47 mi NE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
2,958 acres7 mi W of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
1,670 acres34 mi NNE of Chiure, MozambiqueActive
7,141 acres17 mi WSW of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
862 acres32 mi NE of Macomia, MozambiqueActive
1,717 acres27 mi ESE of Mueda, MozambiqueActive
1,189 acres26 mi ESE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
3,729 acres39 mi ENE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
9,813 acres54 mi ESE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
2,204 acres23 mi ENE of Mueda, MozambiqueActive
3,052 acres57 mi NNE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
1,097 acres18 mi SE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
40,347 acres46 mi NNE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
1,525 acres18 mi WSW of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
998 acres60 mi N of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
5,197 acres35 mi NW of Pemba, MozambiqueActive
16,079 acres39 mi NW of Pemba, MozambiqueActive
3,573 acres40 mi NE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
5,975 acres7 mi WNW of Macomia, MozambiqueActive
2,288 acres26 mi E of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
11,718 acres33 mi ESE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
2,432 acres10 mi SW of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
764 acres19 mi E of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
1,147 acres12 mi E of Mueda, MozambiqueActive
30,315 acres21 mi ESE of Mueda, MozambiqueActive
76,645 acres13 mi NE of Mueda, MozambiqueActive
808 acres16 mi NNE of Lichinga, MozambiqueActive
9,533 acres22 mi NW of Mueda, MozambiqueActive
1,221 acres6 mi ESE of Tete, MozambiqueActive
27,473 acres18 mi ESE of Caia, MozambiqueActive
10,000 acres51 mi S of Tete, MozambiqueActive
7,880 acres12 mi NW of Inhassoro, MozambiqueActive
67,754 acres17 mi SSE of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
158,903 acres19 mi WNW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
956 acres20 mi NW of Inhassoro, MozambiqueActive
9,111 acres6 mi SSE of Meconta, MozambiqueActive
3,074 acres28 mi SSW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
2,137 acres11 mi NNE of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
2,629 acres80 mi WSW of Tete, MozambiqueActive
35,840 acres27 mi NW of Cuamba, MozambiqueActive
3,632 acres29 mi ESE of Nampula, MozambiqueActive
104,204 acres40 mi NE of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
25,239 acres23 mi NNE of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
2,355 acres45 mi S of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
2,827 acres6 mi NW of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
304,713 acres8 mi ESE of Mocuba, MozambiqueActive
2,550 acres48 mi ENE of Vila Eduardo Mondlane, MozambiqueActive
845 acres8 mi WNW of Nhamayabue, MozambiqueActive
798 acres78 mi W of Songo, MozambiqueActive
9,150 acres30 mi E of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
2,911 acres23 mi ENE of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
10,109 acres26 mi WNW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
2,177 acres58 mi WNW of Nampula, MozambiqueActive
4,406 acres19 mi S of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
2,394 acres45 mi SSE of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
2,980 acres17 mi SSE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
12,526 acres45 mi ENE of Milange, MozambiqueActive
1,016 acres44 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,824 acres30 mi SW of Nhamayabue, MozambiqueActive
9,170 acres27 mi NE of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
10,188 acres16 mi SW of Inhassoro, MozambiqueActive
8,135 acres14 mi NNE of Caia, MozambiqueActive
1,549 acres28 mi NNW of Tete, MozambiqueActive
2,990 acres59 mi N of Mutuali, MozambiqueActive
1,087 acres60 mi NNE of Cuamba, MozambiqueActive
3,511 acres38 mi NNW of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
18,160 acres36 mi SE of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
61,999 acres45 mi ENE of Milange, MozambiqueActive
1,737 acres8 mi S of Morrumbala, MozambiqueActive
2,271 acres56 mi N of Beira, MozambiqueActive
5,078 acres52 mi SSW of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
845 acres38 mi SSE of Moatize, MozambiqueActive
6,872 acres43 mi W of Beira, MozambiqueActive
2,365 acres55 mi NNW of Vilankulo, MozambiqueActive
6,600 acres28 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,453 acres87 mi SSE of Tete, MozambiqueActive
781 acres51 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
5,669 acres67 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
2,214 acres72 mi SSW of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
2,009 acresnear Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
793 acres24 mi SW of Caia, MozambiqueActive
15,024 acres69 mi SE of Tete, MozambiqueActive
3,165 acres21 mi WSW of Chinde, MozambiqueActive
9,103 acres71 mi SSW of Tete, MozambiqueActive
139,266 acres31 mi NNE of Malema, MozambiqueActive
1,801 acres7 mi ENE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
15,664 acres12 mi ENE of Nhamayabue, MozambiqueActive
2,997 acres50 mi SSE of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
9,687 acres7 mi WNW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
7,312 acres12 mi ENE of Nhamatanda, MozambiqueActive
6,254 acres31 mi NW of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
24,384 acres28 mi NE of Pebane, MozambiqueActive
1,549 acres38 mi ENE of Pebane, MozambiqueActive
2,913 acres38 mi WNW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
2,397 acres42 mi S of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
15,575 acres40 mi NE of Pebane, MozambiqueActive
51,168 acres13 mi W of Caia, MozambiqueActive
378,674 acres9 mi SE of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
1,075 acres20 mi ESE of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
11,505 acres10 mi ENE of Caia, MozambiqueActive
18,921 acres39 mi NE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
4,374 acres24 mi N of Tete, MozambiqueActive
3,889 acres47 mi NE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
2,145 acres82 mi ENE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
2,308 acres31 mi SE of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
18,997 acres41 mi NNW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,055 acres45 mi SSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
5,103 acres29 mi SSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
273,197 acres24 mi NNE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
877 acres77 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,166 acres7 mi SW of Marromeu, MozambiqueActive
1,665 acres54 mi WSW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
937 acres30 mi WNW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
1,670 acres57 mi SSE of Chimoio, MozambiqueActive
5,819 acres18 mi N of Nhamayabue, MozambiqueActive
2,357 acres63 mi NE of Beira, MozambiqueActive
8,293 acres6 mi SSW of Luabo, MozambiqueActive
4,601 acres67 mi SSE of Tete, MozambiqueActive
895 acres64 mi W of Tete, MozambiqueActive
746 acres42 mi SSW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
1,092 acres8 mi SSW of Inhassoro, MozambiqueActive
1,932 acres65 mi NNW of Tete, MozambiqueActive
12,753 acres32 mi NE of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
11,994 acres13 mi SW of Marromeu, MozambiqueActive
7,070 acres24 mi NE of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
3,094 acres49 mi WNW of Beira, MozambiqueActive
1,315 acres45 mi SSE of Moatize, MozambiqueActive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
16,484,498 acres44 mi WSW of Mocuba, MozambiqueActive
847,993 acres13 mi NNE of Maganja, MozambiqueInactive
563,207 acres31 mi SSW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
398,541 acres43 mi NNW of Quelimane, MozambiqueActive
378,674 acres9 mi SE of Gorongosa, MozambiqueActive
322,551 acres20 mi NE of Alto Molocue, MozambiqueInactive
318,531 acres38 mi NNE of Mandimba, MozambiqueActive
304,713 acres8 mi ESE of Mocuba, MozambiqueActive
296,437 acres31 mi SE of Inhaminga, MozambiqueActive
283,560 acres29 mi SE of Alto Molocue, MozambiqueInactive
273,197 acres24 mi NNE of Dondo, MozambiqueActive
209,197 acres23 mi SSW of Gurue, MozambiqueInactive
187,592 acres46 mi N of Quelimane, MozambiqueInactive
179,673 acres10 mi SSW of Iapala, MozambiqueInactive
172,665 acres44 mi E of Milange, MozambiqueInactive

Major fires per year

20252026
Year
20261,13816,484,510 acres
20255968,102 acres

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