Wildfires in South Korea
19 wildfires have been recorded in South Korea by Global Incident Tracker, 19 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
7
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 South Korea
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NNE of Tangjin, South Korea — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km SE of Pohang, South Korea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km SE of Pohang, South Korea — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 3 km ESE of Pohang, South Korea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NNE of Tangjin, South Korea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NNE of Tangjin, South Korea — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NNE of Tangjin, South Korea — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km ESE of Gwangyang, South Korea — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster at Hwawon, South Korea — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for South Korea — 10 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 | 10 | |
| October | 9 | |
| 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.