Wildfires in Ecuador
19 wildfires have been recorded in Ecuador by Global Incident Tracker, 19 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
4
Last 7 days
19
In 2026
19
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Ecuador
Active fire cluster 17 km W of Pujili, Ecuador — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km NW of Macas, Ecuador — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 56 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km NW of Macas, Ecuador — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km NW of Macas, Ecuador — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 20 km NE of Riobamba, Ecuador — 7 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km NW of Macas, Ecuador — 29 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km NW of Macas, Ecuador — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km NW of Macas, Ecuador — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km E of Catamayo, Ecuador — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 6 km E of Otavalo, Ecuador — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 2 km WSW of Samborondon, Ecuador — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 28 km NNW of Pujili, Ecuador — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km SW of Machachi, Ecuador — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km E of Pinas, Ecuador — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 42 km N of Atuntaqui, Ecuador — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 40 km NNW of Ibarra, Ecuador — 34 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km NNW of Ibarra, Ecuador — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 38 km NNW of Ibarra, Ecuador — 34 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Ecuador — 14 of 19. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 14 | |
| October | 5 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.