Wildfire map Ecuador
Fires in Ecuador right now
Updated
11 fire clusters detected in Ecuador in the last 48 h Most active: 52 km SE of Riobamba (11 detections).
Active fires in Ecuador from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 11 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 27
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 52 km SE of Riobamba 11 detections
- Most affected region
- Chimborazo Province 2 clusters
Active fires in Ecuador
Satellites detected 27 thermal hotspots in Ecuador in the last 48 h, grouped into 11 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 52 km SE of Riobamba with 11 detections and a peak of 5 MW, last seen Sun 1:44 am local time.
By region, Chimborazo Province has 2 clusters (12 detections), Loja has 4 clusters (8 detections), Imbabura has 5 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 km SE of Riobamba | Chimborazo Province | 11 | 5 MW | Sun 1:44 am |
| 20 km W of Loja | Loja | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 2:03 am |
| 20 km N of Riobamba | Chimborazo Province | 1 | 15 MW | Sat 2:45 pm |
| remote Loja, 303 km ESE of Loja | Loja | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 2:42 pm |
| remote Loja, 301 km ESE of Loja | Loja | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 1:02 pm |
| 106 km SSW of Loja | Loja | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 2:03 am |
| 70 km SE of Ibarra | Imbabura | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:01 am |
| 27 km NNW of Ibarra | Imbabura | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 2:01 am |
| 142 km ESE of Ibarra | Imbabura | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 1:44 am |
| remote Imbabura, 158 km ESE of Ibarra | Imbabura | 2 | 0 MW | Sun 1:44 am |
| remote Imbabura, 184 km ESE of Ibarra | Imbabura | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 1:44 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Riobamba nearest 20 km N
- Wildfires near Ambato nearest 26 km S
- Wildfires near Latacunga nearest 61 km S
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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.