Sudan

Sudan: earthquakes and wildfires

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

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Latest event10,252 acres4 h ago11 mi SSW of Abyei, Sudan

Earthquakes Wildfires Floods Storms Volcanoes Tsunamis

Key statistics (30 days)

0Earthquakes 684Wildfires 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: Nyala. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

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

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

Recent events in Sudan

Historical overview

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

About Sudan

Sudan has recorded 74 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.7 in 1993.

Satellites have detected 524 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 584,645 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Sudan →

74 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.7.

Recent earthquakes

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

Strongest earthquakes on record

Mag	Location	Time (UTC)	Depth
5.7	102 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 13, 1993, 5:12 PM	6.2 mi
5.5	55 mi WSW of Omdurman, Sudan	Aug 1, 1993, 12:20 AM	8.1 mi
5.3	98 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 16, 1993, 11:59 AM	6.2 mi
5.3	98 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 12, 1993, 4:24 AM	6.2 mi
5.2	95 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 23, 1993, 12:59 AM	6.2 mi
5.1	95 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 22, 1993, 8:51 PM	6.2 mi
5.1	96 mi NE of Tokar, Sudan	Mar 13, 1993, 1:59 PM	6.2 mi
5.0	102 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 20, 1993, 6:05 AM	6.2 mi
5.0	95 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 15, 1993, 1:38 AM	6.2 mi
5.0	100 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 14, 1993, 8:12 AM	6.2 mi
5.0	93 mi E of Port Sudan, Sudan	Mar 12, 1993, 11:32 PM	6.2 mi
5.0	93 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 11, 1993, 8:19 AM	9.6 mi
4.9	100 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 20, 1993, 5:49 AM	6.2 mi
4.9	93 mi ENE of Suakin, Sudan	Mar 15, 1993, 8:57 AM	8.3 mi
4.8	45 mi W of Omdurman, Sudan	Aug 1, 1993, 12:04 PM	10.6 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762025

Year

2025	3	M4.5
2024	2	M4.3
2020	1	M4.4
2015	1	M4.4
2014	2	M4.2
2013	1	M4.5
2012	1	M4.2
2010	1	M4.4
2009	2	M4.5
2008	2	M4.2
2007	4	M4.4
2006	2	M4.7
2005	1	M4.6
2004	1	M4.4
2001	1	M4.4
1999	1	M4.2
1998	1	M4.6
1996	1	M3.9
1994	1	M4.7
1993	37	M5.7
1991	1	M4.6
1988	1	M4.0
1979	2	M4.8
1977	1	M4.3
1976	3	M4.4

Wildfires

524 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 584,645 acres.

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
10,252 acres	11 mi SSW of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,706 acres	49 mi SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 19, 2025	Active
6,007 acres	8 mi ESE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,599 acres	10 mi WSW of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
27,928 acres	35 mi SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,461 acres	77 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 15, 2026	Active
7,257 acres	46 mi SW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,018 acres	14 mi SSW of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
4,688 acres	44 mi S of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
820 acres	23 mi SSW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 15, 2026	Active

Show all (200)

Area	Location	Since	Status
3,917 acres	78 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
7,304 acres	64 mi NE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
4,781 acres	52 mi S of Talodi, Sudan	Oct 19, 2026	Active
32,741 acres	61 mi SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,222 acres	36 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
9,990 acres	58 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
825 acres	69 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
16,376 acres	85 mi SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
391,360 acres	47 mi ESE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
18,479 acres	17 mi S of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
13,082 acres	51 mi S of Tullus, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
870 acres	20 mi SE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 15, 2026	Active
13,136 acres	46 mi SW of Tullus, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
773 acres	31 mi ESE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,243 acres	23 mi ENE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
5,328 acres	22 mi SSE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
21,958 acres	51 mi ESE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,740 acres	13 mi NE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
74,280 acres	43 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 17, 2026	Active
2,451 acres	18 mi SSE of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
6,674 acres	40 mi SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,780 acres	5 mi S of Dilling, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
4,359 acres	39 mi NNW of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
19,163 acres	62 mi NNE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 22, 2025	Active
1,727 acres	19 mi NW of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
969 acres	20 mi SSE of Talodi, Sudan	Jan 7, 2026	Active
8,105 acres	61 mi S of Tullus, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
584,645 acres	39 mi ENE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
6,037 acres	87 mi SE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
103,532 acres	100 mi SE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
12,382 acres	93 mi SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
72,335 acres	40 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 18, 2026	Active
1,485 acres	32 mi E of Dilling, Sudan	Oct 17, 2026	Active
2,654 acres	21 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
15,385 acres	39 mi S of Tullus, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
8,177 acres	57 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 14, 2025	Active
764 acres	54 mi NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,478 acres	21 mi NNE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
17,433 acres	55 mi ENE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
45,477 acres	79 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,160 acres	52 mi WNW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,053 acres	51 mi NE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 15, 2026	Active
1,535 acres	88 mi S of Kūstī, Sudan	Nov 15, 2026	Active
9,724 acres	52 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
17,722 acres	57 mi SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
5,985 acres	44 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
4,942 acres	22 mi WSW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
5,029 acres	55 mi ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
7,094 acres	8 mi SE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,631 acres	51 mi S of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
19,551 acres	49 mi SE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
5,575 acres	47 mi S of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,058 acres	51 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
191,756 acres	65 mi ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,168 acres	25 mi ENE of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
32,408 acres	68 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,003 acres	93 mi S of Gedaref, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,263 acres	33 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
907 acres	18 mi N of Kurmuk, Sudan	Jan 3, 2026	Active
3,912 acres	92 mi S of Gedaref, Sudan	Nov 15, 2025	Active
3,865 acres	41 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
36,025 acres	50 mi WSW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 21, 2025	Active
101,738 acres	64 mi NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
44,232 acres	49 mi ESE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
7,215 acres	63 mi SE of Al Hawatah, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
15,802 acres	52 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
18,004 acres	14 mi NE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,556 acres	24 mi NNE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
13,321 acres	18 mi SW of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
24,812 acres	40 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
14,767 acres	66 mi NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
5,347 acres	56 mi SSE of Al Hawatah, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,801 acres	20 mi SSW of Buram, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
5,604 acres	88 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 15, 2025	Active
150,657 acres	21 mi S of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,688 acres	41 mi S of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,699 acres	91 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,395 acres	22 mi SSE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,859 acres	47 mi ESE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
4,171 acres	10 mi ESE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
8,987 acres	78 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
8,691 acres	35 mi NNE of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
9,973 acres	15 mi WSW of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
12,029 acres	3 mi SE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,676 acres	19 mi NW of Abu Zabad, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,768 acres	48 mi E of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
27,923 acres	42 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,442 acres	32 mi ENE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,352 acres	9 mi S of Abyei, Sudan	Jan 13, 2026	Active
778 acres	17 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 20, 2026	Active
9,914 acres	24 mi ENE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,594 acres	17 mi WSW of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 27, 2026	Active
10,198 acres	21 mi S of Buram, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,359 acres	18 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,058 acres	59 mi SSW of Al Lagowa, Sudan	Oct 20, 2026	Active
1,915 acres	51 mi W of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
3,067 acres	26 mi W of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,675 acres	44 mi SE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Jan 9, 2026	Active
764 acres	16 mi SE of Dilling, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,926 acres	46 mi SSE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
764 acres	40 mi SSE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
6,721 acres	13 mi SSW of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,547 acres	57 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 1, 2026	Active
14,290 acres	54 mi SW of Buram, Sudan	Nov 25, 2025	Active
1,552 acres	45 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 23, 2026	Active
1,203 acres	32 mi ENE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,110 acres	8 mi NE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 22, 2025	Active
8,839 acres	27 mi SSE of Buram, Sudan	Oct 20, 2026	Active
1,878 acres	23 mi ESE of Talodi, Sudan	Oct 23, 2026	Active
4,947 acres	68 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,505 acres	36 mi SW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,836 acres	57 mi SW of Kurmuk, Sudan	Dec 1, 2025	Active
909 acres	32 mi ESE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
12,368 acres	62 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,823 acres	19 mi SSW of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 27, 2025	Active
19,180 acres	39 mi SW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,132 acres	34 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Feb 20, 2026	Active
1,868 acres	55 mi S of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,111 acres	21 mi W of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 21, 2025	Active
5,881 acres	23 mi S of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
5,612 acres	32 mi SSW of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 18, 2025	Active
13,485 acres	60 mi SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 14, 2025	Active
8,083 acres	34 mi SW of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,721 acres	27 mi NE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,869 acres	48 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
766 acres	18 mi SE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,164 acres	33 mi WSW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
5,224 acres	35 mi WSW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,110 acres	29 mi SSE of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
2,733 acres	51 mi S of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,290 acres	37 mi WSW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
3,768 acres	87 mi SSE of El Daein, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
8,698 acres	11 mi N of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
5,948 acres	80 mi SE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
818 acres	29 mi ESE of Talodi, Sudan	Oct 27, 2026	Active
815 acres	63 mi E of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,352 acres	11 mi W of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 15, 2025	Active
114,177 acres	87 mi SSE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
2,782 acres	24 mi N of Kaduqli, Sudan	Oct 11, 2026	Active
4,112 acres	43 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,008 acres	42 mi SSW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Oct 16, 2026	Active
3,069 acres	59 mi ENE of Er Roseires, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
909 acres	42 mi W of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
3,724 acres	18 mi NE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,535 acres	35 mi SSE of Dilling, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
6,326 acres	54 mi SE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,982 acres	56 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
2,686 acres	30 mi NNW of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 15, 2025	Active
2,871 acres	3 mi E of Dilling, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
1,287 acres	64 mi SSE of Al-Ubayyid, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
6,375 acres	83 mi SSE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
22,941 acres	36 mi SW of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
9,187 acres	46 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 14, 2025	Active
1,003 acres	52 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Jan 4, 2026	Active
64,228 acres	66 mi SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 19, 2025	Active
3,600 acres	52 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Jan 5, 2026	Active
1,631 acres	15 mi SSW of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,153 acres	26 mi SE of Talodi, Sudan	Nov 20, 2025	Active
3,459 acres	15 mi N of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,967 acres	43 mi WNW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Jan 3, 2026	Active
1,811 acres	60 mi SSE of Al-Ubayyid, Sudan	Jan 3, 2026	Active
4,366 acres	4 mi E of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,169 acres	47 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Dec 11, 2025	Active
1,102 acres	14 mi NW of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 20, 2026	Active
6,029 acres	17 mi SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 25, 2025	Active
2,133 acres	57 mi S of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
5,802 acres	42 mi NE of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 19, 2025	Active
2,271 acres	82 mi ESE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,240 acres	50 mi E of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
9,516 acres	65 mi E of Jalqani, Sudan	Apr 20, 2026	Active
4,838 acres	24 mi N of El Daein, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4,468 acres	57 mi SSW of Al Lagowa, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,796 acres	49 mi SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,787 acres	40 mi SE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 17, 2026	Active
2,834 acres	35 mi SSE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,767 acres	74 mi S of Gedaref, Sudan	Jan 29, 2026	Active
5,140 acres	30 mi ENE of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 17, 2025	Active
7,186 acres	61 mi ENE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
36,720 acres	40 mi WSW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
2,108 acres	35 mi ESE of Dilling, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
1,063 acres	62 mi WSW of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
3,455 acres	26 mi NNE of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
14,537 acres	58 mi S of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3,361 acres	17 mi WNW of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 24, 2025	Active
9,640 acres	59 mi ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 20, 2025	Active
761 acres	29 mi W of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 15, 2025	Active
1,628 acres	66 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 14, 2026	Active
13,262 acres	28 mi S of Kaduqli, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
1,347 acres	56 mi SE of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Dec 9, 2025	Active
13,910 acres	61 mi NE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
576,990 acres	39 mi ENE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
382,627 acres	47 mi ESE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
189,700 acres	65 mi ESE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
150,072 acres	21 mi S of Kurmuk, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
114,177 acres	87 mi SSE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
101,600 acres	100 mi SE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
98,676 acres	64 mi NE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
74,132 acres	43 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 17, 2026	Active
71,992 acres	40 mi SSE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Oct 18, 2026	Active
64,228 acres	66 mi SE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 19, 2025	Active
44,808 acres	79 mi SSE of Ad-Damazin, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
44,706 acres	29 mi ENE of Abyei, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Active
44,182 acres	49 mi ESE of Umm Dafog, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active
40,130 acres	93 mi SE of Buram, Sudan	Nov 12, 2026	Inactive
36,720 acres	40 mi WSW of Abu Jibeha, Sudan	Nov 13, 2026	Active

Major fires per year

20252026