Live Natural Disaster Map

One live world map of the natural disasters happening right now — recent earthquakes from USGS, erupting volcanoes from the Smithsonian, tropical cyclones from the NHC and wildfire hotspots from NASA FIRMS. Toggle the layers, search any place or tap "Near me", and see the current El Niño status. Free, no sign-up.

Live hazards worldwide

This is not a warning system. It shows events already reported by USGS, the Smithsonian, the NHC and NASA — it cannot predict disasters or warn you before one happens. For official warnings follow your local emergency authorities and see live weather alerts.

100% free, no sign-up Your location stays in your browser Live from USGS, Smithsonian, NHC & NASA

Earthquake Tracker

Every recent quake worldwide with magnitude, depth and PAGER impact alerts — filter by size and time, sort by distance from you.

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Volcano Tracker

Every Holocene volcano on an interactive map, coloured by how recently it last erupted, with the ones erupting right now.

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Wildfire Tracker

Live satellite fire detections coloured by fire radiative power — search a place or region to see active hotspots near you.

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How It Works

Open it and today's hazards load — no account, no key.

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See every live hazard on one map

Earthquakes, erupting volcanoes and tropical cyclones plot worldwide the moment the page loads, each a coloured marker. Use the layer chips to show or hide a hazard type.

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Focus on your area

Tap "Near me" or search a place to sort every event by distance and load nearby wildfire detections in a box around it. Each row links out to the official source.

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Read the bigger picture

The El Niño / La Niña band shows the current state of the Pacific — the climate driver behind many droughts, floods and shifting storm seasons. Dig deeper with Climate Vital Signs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the disaster data come from?
Every event on the map comes straight from an official source, live, when you open the page. Earthquakes are from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) real-time feeds, erupting volcanoes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, tropical cyclones from the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), and wildfire hotspots from NASA FIRMS satellite thermal data. LK Forge does not detect or verify events itself — it aggregates these public feeds onto one map.
Is this a warning or alert system?
No — the Live Natural Disaster Map is not a warning system. It shows events that have already been detected and reported by official agencies, usually within minutes to hours, so it cannot predict disasters or warn you before one happens. For official warnings and evacuation guidance always follow your local emergency authorities and the source agencies, and see live weather alerts.
Why do wildfires only appear when I set a location?
Wildfire detections come from NASA FIRMS, whose free feed is queried by geographic area rather than for the whole planet at once. To stay within the free quota and keep the map fast, the map loads fire hotspots in a box around your chosen location — tap Near me, search a place, or pick a region and the wildfire layer fills in around it. Earthquakes, erupting volcanoes and tropical cyclones are shown worldwide by default.
How do I see disasters near me?
Tap the Near me button and allow location access, or type any city or place into the search box. The map marks your reference point, sorts the list by distance and shows how far each event is in kilometres and miles, and loads nearby wildfire detections. Your location stays in your browser and is only used to calculate distances — it is not uploaded or stored.
What is El Niño and how does it relate to disasters?
El Niño and La Niña are the two phases of ENSO — a natural warming (El Niño) or cooling (La Niña) of the tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather worldwide. El Niño tends to bring drought to parts of Asia and Australia and heavier rain and flooding to the Americas, and usually suppresses Atlantic hurricanes while boosting Pacific ones; La Niña roughly reverses this. The band above shows the current state from NOAA's Oceanic Niño Index (ONI): at or above +0.5 °C is El Niño, at or below −0.5 °C is La Niña, in between is neutral. An official episode also needs five consecutive three-month seasons past the threshold.
Is the disaster map free and does it need an account?
Yes — the map is completely free, with no account, no sign-up and no API key. It reads public feeds from USGS, the Smithsonian, NOAA/NHC and NASA, so the map and list work the moment the page loads in any modern browser on phone or desktop.

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