Wildfire map Chile
Fires in Chile right now
Updated
12 fire clusters detected in Chile in the last 48 h Most active: 40 km NNW of Victoria (6 detections).
Active fires in Chile from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 12 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 36
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 40 km NNW of Victoria 6 detections
- Most affected region
- Ñuble 3 clusters
Active fires in Chile
Satellites detected 36 thermal hotspots in Chile in the last 48 h, grouped into 12 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 40 km NNW of Victoria with 6 detections and a peak of 45 MW, last seen Sat 2:52 pm local time.
By region, Ñuble has 3 clusters (9 detections), O'Higgins Region has 1 cluster (7 detections), Antofagasta has 2 clusters (7 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 km NNW of Victoria | Araucania | 6 | 45 MW | Sat 2:52 pm |
| remote Atacama, 252 km ENE of Copiapó | Atacama | 2 | 15 MW | Sat 2:56 pm |
| 25 km ENE of Rancagua | O'Higgins Region | 7 | 4 MW | Sun 3:52 am |
| 71 km ESE of Chillán | Ñuble | 5 | 8 MW | Sun 3:54 am |
| 66 km NNE of Chillán | Ñuble | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 4:34 pm |
| remote Los Lagos Region, 338 km SSE of Puerto Montt | Los Lagos Region | 1 | 15 MW | Sat 4:32 pm |
| 16 km NNE of Calama | Antofagasta | 5 | 3 MW | Sun 3:50 am |
| 21 km SSE of Antofagasta | Antofagasta | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 3:50 am |
| 20 km SW of Chillán | Ñuble | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 4:34 pm |
| 49 km SSW of San Clemente | Maule Region | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 4:34 pm |
| 9 km N of Quilicura | Santiago Metropolitan | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:12 am |
| 21 km S of Curicó | Maule Region | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:14 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Renca nearest 12 km N
- Wildfires near Calama nearest 16 km NNE
- Wildfires near Lo Prado nearest 17 km N
- Wildfires near Santiago nearest 20 km NNW
- Wildfires near Chillán nearest 20 km SW
- Wildfires near Rancagua nearest 23 km ENE
- Wildfires near Maipú nearest 25 km N
- Wildfires near Peñalolén nearest 27 km NW
- Wildfires near San Bernardo nearest 33 km N
- Wildfires near La Pintana nearest 33 km NNW
- Wildfires near Puente Alto nearest 38 km NNW
- Wildfires near Victoria, Araucania nearest 40 km NNW
- Wildfires near Talca nearest 45 km NE
- Wildfires near San Clemente, Maule Region nearest 46 km NNE
- Wildfires near Los Ángeles, Biobio nearest 48 km SSW
- Wildfires near Villa Mercedes nearest 70 km SW
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.