Bolivia
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
Bolivia's past week was dominated by ongoing forest fires, with the largest tracked burn covering 8,423 hectares under a red severity rating, alongside several other active wildfires across the country. A deep M4.8 earthquake was also recorded 35 km south-southeast of Cliza, at a depth of 373 km, with a red PAGER alert tied to significant population exposure.
Wildfire Forest fires in Bolivia have burned 8,423 hectares with a total fire radiative power of 6,672 MW, rated red severity; the trend is described as steady, with no change in 48 hours as of the latest update on 12 September 2026.
Earthquake An M4.8 earthquake struck 35 km south-southeast of Cliza, Bolivia, at a depth of 373 km. USGS issued a red PAGER alert for the event, citing an estimated population exposure of 1,902,790.
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
- WildfireForest fires in BoliviaSteady12 Sept, 12:01 UTC
- Earthquake35 km SSE of Cliza, Bolivia11 Sept, 12:45 UTC
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- WildfireForest fires in BoliviaSteady12 Sept, 12:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — BoliviaNew12 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in BoliviaSteady12 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in ParaguayNew12 Sept, 00:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — BoliviaNew9 Sept, 18:01 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 3 events also first tracked this week
- 12 Sept, 16:22 UTCForest fires in BoliviaFire power 2,665 → 2,777 MW
- 12 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in BoliviaFire power 2,614 → 2,665 MW
- 12 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in BoliviaFire power 2,266 → 2,343 MW · Peak FRP 159 → 109 MW
- 12 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in BoliviaFire power 6,347 → 6,672 MW
- 12 Sept, 06:01 UTCForest fires in BoliviaSeverity green → orange · Fire power 2,614 MW first reported · Peak FRP 198 MW first reported
- 12 Sept, 06:01 UTCForest fires in BoliviaFire power 6,093 → 6,347 MW
- 12 Sept, 00:01 UTCForest fires in ParaguaySeverity green → orange · Fire power 2,770 MW first reported · Peak FRP 352 MW first reported
- 12 Sept, 00:01 UTCForest fires in BoliviaFire power 2,426 → 6,093 MW · Peak FRP 73 → 717 MW
Countries · by trend
11| 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 |
| Peru | 2 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h 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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