Muchinga

Muchinga: earthquakes and wildfires

Name: Muchinga
Address: ZM

Latest earthquakes and wildfires in Muchinga (Zambia) on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record.

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Latest event15,819 km²26 h ago54 km NNW of Mpika, Zambia

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Key statistics (30 days)

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

Recent events in Muchinga

Historical overview

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

About Muchinga

Muchinga has recorded 5 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.7 in 1976.

Satellites have detected 134 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 15,819 km².

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Earthquakes

5 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	37 km WNW of Chama, Zambia	Sep 19, 1976, 14:59	27.0 km
4.8	43 km S of Nakonde, Zambia	Mar 5, 1980, 22:50	33.0 km
4.7	58 km W of Chama, Zambia	May 30, 1991, 09:34	10.0 km
4.3	46 km WNW of Chama, Zambia	Apr 7, 2018, 08:55	10.0 km
4.3	64 km WNW of Mpika, Zambia	Jul 24, 2003, 04:16	10.0 km
2.8	55 km SE of Chinsali, Zambia	Jun 3, 1986, 17:16	10.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762018

Year

2018	1	M4.3
2003	1	M4.3
1991	1	M4.7
1980	1	M4.8
1976	1	M5.7

Wildfires

134 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 15,819 km².

Recent fires

Area	Location	Since	Status
15,819 km²	54 km NNW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 26, 2026	Active
25 km²	70 km W of Mpika, Zambia	Nov 13, 2026	Active
27 km²	67 km NE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Active
19 km²	29 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 7, 2026	Active
5.0 km²	26 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 18, 2026	Active
47 km²	88 km W of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 1, 2026	Active
14 km²	37 km SSE of Isoka, Zambia	Aug 1, 2026	Active
16 km²	16 km SSE of Isoka, Zambia	Aug 2, 2026	Active
66 km²	41 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Active
3.7 km²	29 km ENE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 12, 2026	Active

Show all (160)

Area	Location	Since	Status
9.1 km²	12 km SE of Chinsali, Zambia	Jul 7, 2026	Active
3.9 km²	57 km N of Chama, Zambia	Jun 11, 2026	Active
8.7 km²	66 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Jun 12, 2026	Active
3.5 km²	35 km NE of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
7.2 km²	29 km SSW of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 13, 2026	Active
4.5 km²	38 km W of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 6, 2026	Active
1,232 km²	67 km SW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Active
11 km²	6 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Jun 30, 2026	Active
9.0 km²	29 km NNE of Chinsali, Zambia	Jul 30, 2026	Active
9.2 km²	19 km W of Nakonde, Zambia	Jul 27, 2026	Active
55 km²	29 km WSW of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
17 km²	16 km E of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
15 km²	35 km NW of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
3.7 km²	40 km NW of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
13 km²	5 km ENE of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 19, 2025	Active
14 km²	42 km SE of Isoka, Zambia	May 30, 2026	Active
15 km²	47 km WNW of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Active
12 km²	24 km WSW of Nakonde, Zambia	Jul 31, 2026	Active
18 km²	8 km NNE of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Active
12 km²	49 km WSW of Nakonde, Zambia	Jul 3, 2026	Active
3.7 km²	22 km WNW of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
4.3 km²	48 km W of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
7.5 km²	39 km N of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 14, 2026	Active
39 km²	75 km W of Nakonde, Zambia	Sep 3, 2026	Active
7.4 km²	65 km WNW of Chama, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Active
4.5 km²	65 km SSE of Isoka, Zambia	Jun 27, 2026	Inactive
8.0 km²	79 km NNE of Mpika, Zambia	Nov 13, 2026	Inactive
65 km²	97 km WSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 25, 2026	Inactive
57 km²	96 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 16, 2026	Inactive
7.0 km²	79 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Jul 8, 2026	Inactive
114 km²	25 km SW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 6, 2026	Inactive
18 km²	15 km W of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Inactive
3.5 km²	9 km NW of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 27, 2025	Inactive
5.1 km²	20 km NW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 14, 2026	Inactive
3.5 km²	45 km W of Isoka, Zambia	Nov 14, 2025	Inactive
26 km²	16 km N of Chinsali, Zambia	Jul 3, 2026	Inactive
5.2 km²	31 km SSW of Chama, Zambia	Jun 3, 2026	Inactive
6.1 km²	42 km NNE of Chinsali, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Inactive
6.4 km²	77 km W of Chama, Zambia	Sep 9, 2026	Inactive
4.9 km²	23 km NE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 5, 2026	Inactive
48 km²	89 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
8.1 km²	90 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Jul 16, 2026	Inactive
142 km²	46 km ESE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 15, 2026	Inactive
29 km²	90 km WSW of Chama, Zambia	Oct 26, 2026	Inactive
39 km²	96 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 21, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	89 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 17, 2026	Inactive
87 km²	54 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 8, 2026	Inactive
28 km²	92 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 17, 2026	Inactive
28 km²	43 km E of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 14, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	71 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 20, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	100 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 20, 2026	Inactive
41 km²	123 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 15, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	82 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 21, 2026	Inactive
51 km²	86 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 8, 2026	Inactive
19 km²	40 km E of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 11, 2026	Inactive
19 km²	93 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 15, 2026	Inactive
14 km²	65 km WNW of Chama, Zambia	Oct 20, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	52 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 20, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	39 km ESE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 14, 2026	Inactive
25 km²	69 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 13, 2026	Inactive
106 km²	128 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 9, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	68 km W of Chama, Zambia	Oct 18, 2026	Inactive
20 km²	49 km WNW of Chama, Zambia	Oct 16, 2026	Inactive
103 km²	67 km ESE of Isoka, Zambia	Oct 6, 2026	Inactive
25 km²	57 km W of Chama, Zambia	Oct 15, 2026	Inactive
10 km²	75 km W of Chama, Zambia	Oct 13, 2026	Inactive
19 km²	69 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 11, 2026	Inactive
16 km²	28 km E of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
18 km²	64 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	51 km W of Chama, Zambia	Oct 8, 2026	Inactive
10 km²	38 km E of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 6, 2026	Inactive
18 km²	72 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
25 km²	26 km ESE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
16 km²	68 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 5, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	72 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 8, 2026	Inactive
24 km²	61 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	37 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 5, 2026	Inactive
19 km²	66 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	38 km ESE of Chinsali, Zambia	Oct 4, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	129 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 6, 2026	Inactive
26 km²	81 km WSW of Chama, Zambia	Sep 23, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	54 km W of Chama, Zambia	Sep 25, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	64 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 23, 2026	Inactive
49 km²	68 km NE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
100 km²	68 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 23, 2026	Inactive
18 km²	58 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 28, 2026	Inactive
10 km²	65 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 24, 2026	Inactive
53 km²	50 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 20, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	53 km WSW of Chama, Zambia	Sep 25, 2026	Inactive
21 km²	82 km ESE of Isoka, Zambia	Sep 25, 2026	Inactive
39 km²	36 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 20, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	57 km NE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 25, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	54 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 24, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	38 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 23, 2026	Inactive
88 km²	77 km NE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	20 km SSE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	86 km WSW of Nakonde, Zambia	Sep 12, 2026	Inactive
30 km²	22 km SSE of Nakonde, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
118 km²	65 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	67 km W of Chama, Zambia	Sep 16, 2026	Inactive
16 km²	41 km NE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
20 km²	71 km SE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 18, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	14 km ESE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 7, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	113 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
121 km²	28 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 8, 2026	Inactive
16 km²	37 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
15 km²	60 km SE of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 15, 2026	Inactive
41 km²	99 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 5, 2026	Inactive
22 km²	96 km ENE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 14, 2026	Inactive
33 km²	77 km NNE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	43 km WNW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	24 km W of Isoka, Zambia	Sep 12, 2026	Inactive
26 km²	74 km SSW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 9, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	42 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	85 km NW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 12, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	79 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 7, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	43 km NW of Chama, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
25 km²	84 km SW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 8, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	83 km SW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	47 km W of Chama, Zambia	Sep 7, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	51 km NNW of Chama, Zambia	Sep 11, 2026	Inactive
14 km²	66 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 1, 2026	Inactive
10 km²	56 km WNW of Chama, Zambia	Sep 12, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	79 km SE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	55 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	75 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 8, 2026	Inactive
27 km²	34 km N of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 4, 2026	Inactive
14 km²	26 km N of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 29, 2026	Inactive
10 km²	11 km WNW of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 1, 2026	Inactive
13 km²	48 km WSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 29, 2026	Inactive
113 km²	114 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 24, 2026	Inactive
16 km²	45 km WSW of Chama, Zambia	Aug 26, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	37 km NNE of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 31, 2026	Inactive
46 km²	68 km SE of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 20, 2026	Inactive
28 km²	51 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 16, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	88 km SE of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 18, 2026	Inactive
17 km²	40 km WNW of Nakonde, Zambia	Aug 16, 2026	Inactive
23 km²	75 km WSW of Chama, Zambia	Aug 17, 2026	Inactive
21 km²	48 km WSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 16, 2026	Inactive
54 km²	89 km E of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 11, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	78 km W of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 11, 2026	Inactive
10 km²	72 km WNW of Isoka, Zambia	Aug 11, 2026	Inactive
31 km²	97 km E of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 7, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	59 km WSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 6, 2026	Inactive
16 km²	93 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 1, 2026	Inactive
12 km²	68 km WSW of Nakonde, Zambia	Jul 22, 2026	Inactive
20 km²	55 km WSW of Nakonde, Zambia	Jul 2, 2026	Inactive
14 km²	64 km SE of Mpika, Zambia	Jul 2, 2026	Inactive
11 km²	56 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Jun 22, 2026	Inactive
23 km²	16 km NNW of Chama, Zambia	Jun 17, 2026	Inactive

Largest fires on record

Area	Location	Since	Status
15,819 km²	54 km NNW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 26, 2026	Active
1,232 km²	67 km SW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Active
142 km²	46 km ESE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 15, 2026	Inactive
121 km²	28 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 8, 2026	Inactive
118 km²	65 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 10, 2026	Inactive
114 km²	25 km SW of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 6, 2026	Inactive
113 km²	114 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 24, 2026	Inactive
106 km²	128 km S of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 9, 2026	Inactive
103 km²	67 km ESE of Isoka, Zambia	Oct 6, 2026	Inactive
100 km²	68 km S of Chinsali, Zambia	Sep 23, 2026	Inactive
88 km²	77 km NE of Mpika, Zambia	Sep 13, 2026	Inactive
87 km²	54 km SSE of Mpika, Zambia	Oct 8, 2026	Inactive
66 km²	41 km SW of Mpika, Zambia	Nov 12, 2026	Active
65 km²	97 km WSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 25, 2026	Inactive
57 km²	96 km SSW of Mpika, Zambia	Aug 16, 2026	Inactive

Major fires per year

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