Argentina
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
Argentina saw a large new wildfire generating 6,660 MW of fire radiative power, first detected on 9 September 2026, alongside continued seismic activity in the Cafayate area of Salta province. An M5.0 earthquake struck 53 km west of Cafayate, with additional smaller quakes recorded nearby through the week.
Wildfire A large wildfire in Argentina, first tracked on 9 September 2026, is producing 6,660 MW of total fire radiative power with a peak of 272 MW and 147 thermal detections, indicating significant active combustion across the affected region.
Earthquake An M5.0 earthquake struck 53 km west of Cafayate, Argentina at a depth of 10 km, with an estimated population exposure of 144 people in areas of MMI≥V.
- A large wildfire in Argentina, generating 6,660 MW of radiative power, has been active since 9 September 2026.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 7
- WildfireWildfire — ArgentinaNew9 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- Earthquake53 km W of Cafayate, Argentina10 Sept, 13:02 UTC
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- WildfireWildfire — ArgentinaNew10 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — ArgentinaNew10 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- Earthquake60 km W of Cafayate, Argentina14 Sept, 21:30 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — ArgentinaNew10 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- Earthquake69 km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina14 Sept, 06:21 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 7 events also first tracked this week
No revisions this week — earthquakes are logged once and never revised; storms, fires, volcanoes and outbreaks record every source update.
Countries · by trend
10| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 40 | RED | steady6 escalating · 12 steady · 1 cooling · 21 new | 4h ago |
| Bolivia | 6 | RED | steady3 steady · 3 new | 3d ago |
| Chile | 1 | RED | new | 14h ago |
| Argentina | 6 | RED | new4 new | 14h ago |
| Venezuela | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Suriname | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Panama | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Guyana | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Costa Rica | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
| Colombia | 1 | GREEN | new1 new | 21h ago |
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
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