Nigeria

Nigeria: earthquakes and wildfires

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

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Latest event5,864 acres3 h ago39 mi WNW of Sokoto, Nigeria

Earthquakes Wildfires Floods Storms Volcanoes Tsunamis

Key statistics (30 days)

0Earthquakes 775Wildfires 0Floods 0Storms 0Volcanoes 0Tsunamis

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

Fire danger

Today Very extreme

Tomorrow Very extreme

Day after Very extreme

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

Severe weather (forecast)

Today: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Port Harcourt
Tomorrow: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Lagos

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

Recent events in Nigeria

Historical overview

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

About Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded 1 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 2000. The strongest was M4.5 in 2000.

Satellites have detected 603 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 326,843 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Nigeria →

1 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 2000. The strongest was M4.5.

Recent earthquakes

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

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
4.5	34 mi WSW of Benin City, Nigeria	Mar 7, 2000, 3:53 PM	6.2 mi

Wildfires

603 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 326,843 acres.

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
5,864 acres	39 mi WNW of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
31,686 acres	46 mi E of Ilorin, Nigeria	Dec 25, 2025	Active
2,063 acres	15 mi S of Gummi, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
36,964 acres	15 mi NNE of Mahuta, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,858 acres	63 mi WNW of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
12,128 acres	14 mi SSE of Gummi, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,001 acres	37 mi W of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
4,124 acres	11 mi WSW of Babana, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
862 acres	13 mi SW of Gummi, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,228 acres	28 mi WNW of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active

Show all (200)

Area	Location	Since	Status
2,644 acres	91 mi SE of Lagos, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,863 acres	18 mi W of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,957 acres	43 mi W of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,020 acres	27 mi SSE of Dange, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2025	Active
10,074 acres	43 mi WSW of Katsina, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,093 acres	5 mi W of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
327,365 acres	20 mi NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,100 acres	29 mi W of Katsina, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,289 acres	10 mi NNW of Shinkafi, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
6,244 acres	51 mi ENE of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,579 acres	7 mi WNW of Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,436 acres	36 mi NE of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
16,119 acres	17 mi WSW of Talata Mafara, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,053 acres	13 mi ESE of Kaura Namoda, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
12,108 acres	61 mi SSE of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,579 acres	15 mi NNE of Gummi, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,048 acres	26 mi NE of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 27, 2025	Active
811 acres	15 mi WNW of Katsina, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
766 acres	28 mi WNW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
2,098 acres	30 mi NW of Shinkafi, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,204 acres	47 mi S of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
860 acres	14 mi NNW of Shinkafi, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
12,968 acres	46 mi ENE of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
7,697 acres	30 mi NW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
23,267 acres	37 mi E of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,485 acres	19 mi WSW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
919 acres	38 mi WSW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
4,544 acres	10 mi WNW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
25,808 acres	14 mi S of Bena, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
9,071 acres	21 mi N of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,118 acres	16 mi E of Bena, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
768 acres	39 mi SW of Bama, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,305 acres	24 mi W of Pindiga, Nigeria	Oct 29, 2026	Active
10,215 acres	11 mi NNE of Dan Sadau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
36,421 acres	20 mi ENE of Bena, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,773 acres	11 mi N of Dan Sadau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
22,489 acres	42 mi NNE of Minna, Nigeria	Nov 19, 2025	Active
7,374 acres	4 mi ESE of Dan Sadau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
865 acres	35 mi ENE of Bama, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,485 acres	21 mi SSE of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
912 acres	20 mi SW of Anka, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
5,849 acres	6 mi NE of Wasagu, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
27,760 acres	38 mi S of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,706 acres	9 mi E of Kontagora, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
13,153 acres	26 mi SE of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
813 acres	11 mi WNW of Ngala, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,169 acres	3 mi SSE of Bokkos, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,197 acres	24 mi W of Owerri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
16,373 acres	14 mi W of Kachia, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,391 acres	4 mi E of Sauri, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
20,416 acres	12 mi W of Kachia, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,257 acres	34 mi SW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,705 acres	5 mi NNW of Madagali, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
25,131 acres	42 mi SSE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,928 acres	15 mi ESE of Damboa, Nigeria	Oct 24, 2026	Active
35,899 acres	38 mi WSW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,585 acres	20 mi ESE of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
21,345 acres	26 mi WNW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
6,850 acres	32 mi SSW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
7,754 acres	25 mi SW of Anka, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,490 acres	50 mi SSW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
2,249 acres	22 mi SSW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 19, 2025	Active
18,921 acres	53 mi W of Jalingo, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
22,632 acres	26 mi NNW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,504 acres	46 mi SW of Bama, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,922 acres	46 mi SW of Bama, Nigeria	Dec 14, 2025	Active
33,735 acres	23 mi ESE of Ngala, Nigeria	Oct 30, 2026	Active
3,647 acres	5 mi ENE of Kusheriki, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
17,468 acres	37 mi SW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
5,854 acres	33 mi W of Funtua, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,517 acres	25 mi W of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
183,112 acres	27 mi ENE of Kontagora, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
2,147 acres	15 mi ENE of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,969 acres	14 mi WSW of Damboa, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
7,396 acres	36 mi SW of Bama, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
19,447 acres	54 mi WNW of Jalingo, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,759 acres	29 mi SSW of Atani, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
18,167 acres	17 mi SSE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,520 acres	11 mi E of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,873 acres	15 mi SW of Yenagoa, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
882 acres	13 mi E of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,876 acres	13 mi NNW of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,223 acres	30 mi E of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,952 acres	20 mi NW of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,075 acres	27 mi SW of Owerri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,235 acres	17 mi ENE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,285 acres	8 mi SE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,567 acres	47 mi W of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,070 acres	9 mi SSE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,219 acres	22 mi WSW of Yenagoa, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,184 acres	11 mi NNW of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,648 acres	49 mi SSW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,169 acres	42 mi SSE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2025	Active
4,683 acres	15 mi S of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
2,703 acres	17 mi W of Ogbia, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,493 acres	20 mi NW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 18, 2025	Active
5,520 acres	27 mi WNW of Funtua, Nigeria	Nov 18, 2025	Active
1,485 acres	29 mi SSW of Bama, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
10,114 acres	13 mi SW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
28,652 acres	61 mi SSW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,892 acres	38 mi S of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,070 acres	54 mi SSE of Jalingo, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
6,603 acres	14 mi E of Kontagora, Nigeria	Nov 17, 2025	Active
1,295 acres	18 mi SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
15,560 acres	29 mi SW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,634 acres	16 mi NW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
764 acres	16 mi WNW of Madagali, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
6,402 acres	54 mi S of Yola, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,647 acres	25 mi WNW of Funtua, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
7,855 acres	53 mi SSE of Yola, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,442 acres	18 mi NNE of Wasagu, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
25,439 acres	58 mi SW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
5,758 acres	21 mi NNE of Sofo-Birnin-Gwari, Nigeria	Nov 29, 2025	Active
2,204 acres	7 mi NNE of Shanga, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
28,941 acres	43 mi SE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,050 acres	15 mi ESE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
870 acres	65 mi SW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,213 acres	35 mi E of Ilorin, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
5,545 acres	4 mi NNE of Dikwa, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
97,186 acres	23 mi NNE of Marte, Nigeria	Feb 17, 2026	Active
1,255 acres	47 mi SSW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,890 acres	9 mi SSW of Babana, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,643 acres	38 mi SSW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 15, 2026	Active
3,731 acres	39 mi SSW of Uyo, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,376 acres	38 mi SE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,675 acres	35 mi S of Uyo, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,456 acres	55 mi SSW of Uyo, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,329 acres	36 mi SW of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,428 acres	61 mi SSW of Calabar, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,535 acres	41 mi SSW of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
7,584 acres	60 mi E of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
20,082 acres	31 mi NE of Dabai, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
7,621 acres	15 mi SE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,357 acres	47 mi WSW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 29, 2025	Active
1,918 acres	20 mi SW of Zaria, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,001 acres	37 mi WNW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,537 acres	13 mi ENE of Damboa, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
2,493 acres	6 mi E of Bama, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
974 acres	21 mi W of Numan, Nigeria	Jan 28, 2026	Active
1,117 acres	24 mi N of Numan, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,614 acres	27 mi WSW of Owerri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,710 acres	32 mi NE of Yenagoa, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
835 acres	11 mi N of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,556 acres	19 mi W of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
2,167 acres	21 mi E of Ogbia, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
8,841 acres	26 mi SW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,004 acres	23 mi WSW of Abeokuta, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,874 acres	3 mi NW of Kwale, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,340 acres	38 mi WSW of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,644 acres	80 mi W of Burutu, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,028 acres	11 mi SSE of Epe, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
8,906 acres	8 mi SE of Anka, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
6,813 acres	29 mi SSE of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
10,156 acres	29 mi NE of Dabai, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,811 acres	29 mi NNW of Abuja, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
764 acres	11 mi WSW of Illela, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
764 acres	49 mi E of Sokoto, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,362 acres	87 mi SSE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,280 acres	25 mi SW of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
880 acres	26 mi SSW of Ondo, Nigeria	Dec 6, 2025	Active
1,853 acres	18 mi SW of Owerri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2025	Active
2,246 acres	27 mi SW of Atani, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
885 acres	26 mi E of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
10,406 acres	18 mi SW of Jos, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,296 acres	18 mi WNW of Owerri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
788 acres	4 mi SW of Kwale, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,169 acres	21 mi E of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,108 acres	45 mi SSW of Warri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,873 acres	15 mi SW of Aba, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,712 acres	23 mi W of Owerri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,767 acres	11 mi NE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
786 acres	16 mi NW of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,365 acres	16 mi NNE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,214 acres	22 mi SW of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,186 acres	38 mi S of Calabar, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
887 acres	16 mi S of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,623 acres	26 mi SW of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
6,239 acres	26 mi SSE of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,371 acres	5 mi N of Ifo, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2025	Active
1,668 acres	19 mi WSW of Sapele, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2025	Active
7,636 acres	37 mi ESE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,480 acres	16 mi N of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,537 acres	18 mi NE of Wasagu, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
813 acres	20 mi NW of Anka, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,473 acres	6 mi SE of Kano, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,147 acres	50 mi N of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,196 acres	19 mi NNW of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,391 acres	32 mi WNW of Funtua, Nigeria	Dec 26, 2025	Active
3,141 acres	75 mi SW of Twon-Brass, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
820 acres	11 mi SW of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
326,843 acres	20 mi NNE of Kukawa, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
181,242 acres	27 mi ENE of Kontagora, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
96,613 acres	23 mi NNE of Marte, Nigeria	Feb 17, 2026	Active
91,421 acres	26 mi SW of Makurdi, Nigeria	Jan 3, 2026	Inactive
51,163 acres	6 mi E of Ukata, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
35,707 acres	38 mi WSW of Gusau, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
35,225 acres	20 mi ENE of Bena, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
33,448 acres	23 mi ESE of Ngala, Nigeria	Oct 30, 2026	Active
31,397 acres	46 mi E of Ilorin, Nigeria	Dec 25, 2025	Inactive
28,649 acres	43 mi SE of Kaduna, Nigeria	Nov 13, 2026	Active
27,819 acres	32 mi NW of Ogbomoso, Nigeria	Jan 23, 2026	Inactive
27,441 acres	61 mi SSW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
27,374 acres	38 mi S of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
25,664 acres	14 mi S of Bena, Nigeria	Nov 12, 2026	Active
25,343 acres	58 mi SW of Pindiga, Nigeria	Nov 14, 2026	Active

Major fires per year

20252026

Year

2026	512	326,843 acres
2025	91	31,397 acres