Wildfires in South Korea Today
Live active-fire map for South Korea from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: spring.
18 km/h from the NE — carrying smoke towards the SW.
22°C · 74% humidity
Air quality Moderate
PM2.5 10.6 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 45 · US AQI 53
People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
4 active fires in South Korea
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 139 MWRemote area21 detections~24.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 18:15 UTC34.908, 127.734
- 236 MW69 km S of Seoul, South Korea12 detections~2.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 03:55 UTC36.983, 126.699
- 331 MW81 km SE of Seoul, South Korea4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 16:35 UTC37.026, 127.589
- 425 MW80 km SW of Seoul, South Korea4 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 18:15 UTC37.016, 126.400
Plus 5 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.