
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Zimbabwe on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
Live map – Zimbabwe
Key statistics (30 days)
Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
Fire danger
Forecast for the area around: Bulawayo. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
- Today: Lightning – Very high lightning · Karoi
Forecast for the area around: Zimbabwe. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in Zimbabwe
- 15 h agoWildfire near Inyati, Zimbabwe – active2,175 acres · 16 mi NNE of Inyati, Zimbabwe
- 15 h agoWildfire near Chiredzi, Zimbabwe – active835 acres · 21 mi NNW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
- 15 h agoWildfire near Centenary, Zimbabwe – active3,524 acres · 45 mi NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe
- 15 h agoWildfire near Gwanda, Zimbabwe – active1,278 acres · 22 mi SSE of Gwanda, Zimbabwe
- 15 h agoWildfire near Harare, Zimbabwe – active796 acres · 17 mi N of Harare, Zimbabwe
- 15 h agoWildfire near Gwanda, Zimbabwe – active1,236 acres · 24 mi E of Gwanda, Zimbabwe
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has recorded 154 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1980. The strongest was M5.6 in 2018.
Satellites have detected 131 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 50,874 acres.
Know the official emergency number, prepare an emergency kit and follow the instructions of your civil protection authority.
Learn more ›Earthquakes
154 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1980. The strongest was M5.6.
Recent earthquakes
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ in the last 12 months.
Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 33 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 9.9 mi | |
| 5.6 | 107 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.6 | 91 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 4.3 mi | |
| 5.4 | 84 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.3 | 102 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.2 | 79 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.2 | 90 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.1 | 84 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.1 | 73 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.1 | 90 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.1 | 97 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.1 | 91 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 5.0 | 90 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 12.6 mi | |
| 5.0 | 76 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi | |
| 4.9 | 11 mi S of Kariba, Zimbabwe | 6.2 mi |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2025 | 2 | M4.5 |
| 2024 | 4 | M4.9 |
| 2022 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2021 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2020 | 2 | M4.8 |
| 2019 | 1 | M4.2 |
| 2018 | 3 | M5.6 |
| 2017 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 2016 | 3 | M5.6 |
| 2015 | 1 | M4.4 |
| 2013 | 5 | M4.6 |
| 2012 | 2 | M4.9 |
| 2011 | 2 | M4.7 |
| 2010 | 2 | M4.3 |
| 2009 | 4 | M4.4 |
| 2008 | 5 | M5.1 |
| 2007 | 5 | M5.2 |
| 2006 | 82 | M5.6 |
| 2000 | 1 | M3.7 |
| 1993 | 1 | M3.7 |
| 1991 | 1 | M3.9 |
| 1990 | 8 | M5.1 |
| 1986 | 4 | M4.1 |
| 1985 | 2 | M4.6 |
| 1984 | 1 | M4.3 |
| 1982 | 2 | M4.4 |
| 1981 | 4 | M4.7 |
| 1980 | 1 | M4.4 |
Wildfires
131 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 50,874 acres.
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,175 acres | 16 mi NNE of Inyati, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 835 acres | 21 mi NNW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,524 acres | 45 mi NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,278 acres | 22 mi SSE of Gwanda, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 796 acres | 17 mi N of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,236 acres | 24 mi E of Gwanda, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,174 acres | 33 mi ENE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,212 acres | 8 mi SSE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,996 acres | 43 mi N of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,099 acres | near Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,752 acres | 11 mi NW of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,394 acres | 12 mi ENE of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 50,874 acres | 35 mi ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 7,000 acres | 3 mi W of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,736 acres | 18 mi SE of Binga, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,690 acres | 59 mi N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 18,785 acres | 66 mi N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,436 acres | 25 mi NW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,305 acres | 12 mi W of Kadoma, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,174 acres | 6 mi N of Glendale, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,338 acres | 4 mi NNE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4,233 acres | 91 mi N of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,251 acres | 11 mi SSE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,535 acres | 70 mi NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4,176 acres | 4 mi NE of Mhangura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 892 acres | 18 mi SW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,676 acres | 25 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,041 acres | 100 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,186 acres | 14 mi SW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,238 acres | 34 mi WSW of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,987 acres | 27 mi SSW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,102 acres | 25 mi S of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8,125 acres | 25 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,026 acres | 32 mi ESE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,248 acres | 61 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,992 acres | 19 mi E of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,171 acres | 29 mi NE of Epworth, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,067 acres | 14 mi NE of Chivhu, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,060 acres | 26 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,231 acres | 10 mi WSW of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,218 acres | 9 mi SE of Shamva, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,876 acres | 9 mi SE of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,676 acres | 28 mi SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 986 acres | 13 mi NE of Shamva, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,468 acres | 37 mi SW of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,634 acres | 51 mi N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,387 acres | 13 mi SW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,441 acres | 28 mi E of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 976 acres | 32 mi WNW of Redcliff, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 788 acres | 18 mi NNE of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,972 acres | 68 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 8,582 acres | 38 mi ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,221 acres | 63 mi N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,152 acres | 60 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,740 acres | 37 mi E of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 875 acres | 9 mi WSW of Zvishavane, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,218 acres | 8 mi NNE of Murewa, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,052 acres | 17 mi NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,033 acres | 52 mi NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,643 acres | 54 mi NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,763 acres | 28 mi ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,152 acres | 16 mi NE of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,124 acres | 9 mi WSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 924 acres | 64 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,171 acres | 14 mi W of Mutoko, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,582 acres | 23 mi NNW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4,225 acres | 59 mi N of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,955 acres | 21 mi ESE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4,413 acres | 21 mi NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,878 acres | 11 mi WNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,958 acres | 25 mi ENE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 892 acres | 48 mi N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,339 acres | 22 mi SW of Shurugwi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 917 acres | 92 mi ESE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 5,785 acres | 41 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 12,523 acres | 10 mi NNE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,614 acres | 12 mi SW of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,194 acres | 11 mi E of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 19,257 acres | 5 mi SSE of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 845 acres | 10 mi E of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 939 acres | 9 mi W of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 986 acres | 11 mi SSE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 892 acres | 7 mi NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,315 acres | near Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 845 acres | 28 mi W of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,784 acres | 42 mi NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,113 acres | 26 mi W of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,221 acres | 9 mi ENE of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,105 acres | 14 mi NNE of Murewa, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,763 acres | 26 mi SSW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,957 acres | 31 mi N of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,019 acres | 71 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,066 acres | 36 mi NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,643 acres | 12 mi NW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,521 acres | 35 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,394 acres | 12 mi NNW of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,066 acres | 16 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,925 acres | 30 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 835 acres | 74 mi E of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,124 acres | 12 mi WSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,080 acres | 32 mi WNW of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 751 acres | 26 mi SSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,070 acres | 21 mi SE of Marondera, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,451 acres | 37 mi NE of Epworth, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,396 acres | 21 mi WNW of Kwekwe, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,876 acres | 25 mi E of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,150 acres | 5 mi E of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 4,697 acres | 41 mi E of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,061 acres | 21 mi ENE of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,150 acres | 31 mi WNW of Harare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,075 acres | 17 mi SSW of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 939 acres | 5 mi NW of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,218 acres | 27 mi WNW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 986 acres | 65 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,019 acres | near Kariba, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,427 acres | 69 mi NW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 3,988 acres | 23 mi NNW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 2,582 acres | 19 mi WNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 1,606 acres | 5 mi ESE of Gwanda, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,240 acres | 10 mi ENE of Plumtree, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,815 acres | 26 mi WSW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,819 acres | 51 mi N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,502 acres | 20 mi ESE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,039 acres | 7 mi ESE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,723 acres | 30 mi NNW of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 798 acres | 6 mi SE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,972 acres | 40 mi NNE of Mutoko, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,052 acres | 6 mi E of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,549 acres | 26 mi ESE of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,160 acres | 12 mi SE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4,366 acres | 19 mi NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,427 acres | 16 mi NE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,474 acres | 24 mi NNW of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,170 acres | 43 mi ESE of Binga, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,380 acres | 16 mi NNE of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 786 acres | 26 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,263 acres | 66 mi NW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 6,971 acres | 22 mi ESE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,067 acres | 18 mi SSE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,493 acres | 11 mi SW of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,194 acres | 14 mi NNE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,016 acres | 34 mi E of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,490 acres | 13 mi NW of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 979 acres | 22 mi N of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,499 acres | 33 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,908 acres | 21 mi SE of Kadoma, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,637 acres | 20 mi SSE of Chivhu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 746 acres | 40 mi N of Rusape, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,250 acres | near Mvuma, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,132 acres | 64 mi S of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,952 acres | 16 mi NW of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,801 acres | 53 mi W of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,569 acres | 29 mi ESE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,893 acres | 19 mi NW of Gweru, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 877 acres | 27 mi NNE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,030 acres | near Banket, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,925 acres | 36 mi NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 798 acres | 18 mi NNE of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,254 acres | 47 mi N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,774 acres | 14 mi NNW of Kadoma, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 845 acres | 12 mi NNW of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12,896 acres | 58 mi NNE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,549 acres | 50 mi N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4,369 acres | 30 mi NE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,265 acres | 4 mi ENE of Glendale, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,390 acres | near Shamva, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 890 acres | 29 mi E of Harare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 793 acres | 30 mi NNW of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,182 acres | 47 mi S of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,213 acres | 58 mi SSE of Harare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,323 acres | 22 mi ENE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 979 acres | 11 mi S of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 749 acres | 14 mi ESE of Chegutu, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,431 acres | 48 mi NE of Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 939 acres | 13 mi N of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,656 acres | 48 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,448 acres | 92 mi SSE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,196 acres | 12 mi W of Plumtree, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 786 acres | 17 mi E of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,228 acres | 89 mi SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 7,818 acres | 16 mi NW of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,428 acres | 7 mi NNW of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,824 acres | 15 mi S of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 4,831 acres | near Mhangura, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,298 acres | 18 mi S of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 892 acres | 62 mi W of Harare, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 15,125 acres | 28 mi NW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 835 acres | 18 mi S of Rusape, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,861 acres | 46 mi SSW of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,888 acres | 11 mi ENE of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 845 acres | 52 mi N of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 798 acres | 14 mi NNE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,390 acres | 45 mi SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 3,991 acres | 48 mi NW of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 2,296 acres | 30 mi W of Bindura, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 798 acres | 65 mi ENE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,502 acres | 27 mi NW of Centenary, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 969 acres | 6 mi NNW of Chimanimani, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,547 acres | 11 mi S of Mvurwi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 1,362 acres | 8 mi NW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,874 acres | 35 mi ENE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 47,592 acres | 46 mi SW of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 30,920 acres | 46 mi NNE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 19,257 acres | 5 mi SSE of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 18,785 acres | 66 mi N of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 17,614 acres | 30 mi E of Kariba, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 15,125 acres | 28 mi NW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12,933 acres | 20 mi WNW of Lupane, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12,896 acres | 58 mi NNE of Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12,795 acres | 47 mi NNE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 12,523 acres | 10 mi NNE of Mutare, Zimbabwe | Active | |
| 10,087 acres | 23 mi W of Hwange, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9,684 acres | 37 mi NNW of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9,454 acres | 44 mi N of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive | |
| 9,064 acres | 44 mi NE of Karoi, Zimbabwe | Inactive |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 130 | 47,592 acres |
| 2025 | 1 | 50,874 acres |