United States

Natural disasters in Orange, United States

Right now

No events recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 7 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

16, recorded here, since 12 August 2026

7 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 19 October 2026 (14 days ago).

The 3rd strongest of the 16 recorded here since 12 August 2026.

By month

  • February 202412 detections
  • March 202430 detections
  • April 202434 detections
  • May 202410 detections
  • June 202424 detections
  • July 202436 detections
  • August 202467 detections
  • September 2024832 detections
  • October 202454 detections
  • November 202451 detections
  • December 202441 detections
  • January 202553 detections
  • February 202541 detections
  • March 202544 detections
  • April 202545 detections
  • May 202527 detections
  • June 202521 detections
  • July 202526 detections
  • August 202545 detections
  • September 202535 detections
  • October 202582 detections
  • November 202555 detections
  • December 202557 detections
  • January 202661 detections
  • February 202630 detections
  • August 20262
  • September 20267
  • October 20267

September 2026 is the most active month of the 3 in our series here, with 7 events.

The months before live collection count satellite fire detections imported from the NASA FIRMS archive, one for each cell of about 110 m on each day, not fires: they cannot be compared with the months after.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Buena Park

19 October 202610:30 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Fullerton

19 October 202610:29 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Heat Advisory, Orange County Inland

16 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Rancho Santa Margarita

15 October 202610:04 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Yorba Linda

15 October 202610:04 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Flash Flood Warning

11 October 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Rancho Santa Margarita

8 October 202610:36 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Possible fire near Santa Ana

19 September 202610:36 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Heat Advisory, Orange County Inland

11 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Heat Advisory, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills

10 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Heat Advisory, Orange County Inland

10 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded
Severe WeatherMedium

Heat Advisory, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills

8 September 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 46 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Ladera Ranch

3 September 202609:50 UTCIndex 64 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Possible fire near Ladera Ranch

2 September 202621:27 UTCIndex 64 · version not recorded
EarthquakesLow

M 2.7 Earthquake

12 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded2 independent sources
EarthquakesLow

M 3.0 Earthquake

12 August 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 0 · version not recorded3 independent sources

Towns with the most events here

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Public Domain. geoboundaries.org