Venezuela

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

Venezuela recorded an M4.5 earthquake this week, striking at a depth of 10 km with an estimated population exposure of 31,905. Elsewhere, active wildfires were newly detected in the country, and a regional drought spanning several South and Central American countries continues to affect Venezuela among others.

Earthquake An M4.5 earthquake struck Venezuela at a depth of 10 km on 16 September 2026, with an estimated 31,905 people exposed, including roughly 30,000 in areas of MMI intensity IV or greater.

Wildfire Active wildfires in Venezuela were detected by satellite on 18 September 2026, with a total fire radiative power of 2,285 MW across 125 thermal detections over 13 satellite passes.

Drought A drought affecting Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela, along with Brazil, Guyana, and Suriname, has covered an area of 528,277 km2, part of a broader affected zone of 965,470 km2.

• Active wildfires in Venezuela, first detected on 19 September 2026, are a new event.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:42 UTC, 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.