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Risk events in the world, January 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

1587 events were recorded: 58 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert, and 1528 conflict events.

1587 eventsSources: ucdp

1587 events· the world

Conflict

World map of risk events54 countries with events, 50 events plottedUnited States of America · 2 · Events per country this monthPapua New Guinea · 2 · Events per country this monthIndonesia · 2 · Events per country this monthArgentina · 8 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 40 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 27 · Events per country this monthKenya · 3 · Events per country this monthSudan · 32 · Events per country this monthChad · 1 · Events per country this monthHaiti · 1 · Events per country this monthRussia · 11 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 1 · Events per country this monthMexico · 185 · Events per country this monthBrazil · 31 · Events per country this monthColombia · 232 · Events per country this monthVenezuela · 3 · Events per country this monthFrance · 10 · Events per country this monthJamaica · 1 · Events per country this monthMali · 19 · Events per country this monthNiger · 13 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 159 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 13 · Events per country this monthTogo · 1 · Events per country this monthGhana · 3 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 46 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 7 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 3 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 3 · Events per country this monthIsrael · 5 · Events per country this monthLebanon · 18 · Events per country this monthPalestine · 83 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 2 · Events per country this monthIraq · 3 · Events per country this monthThailand · 1 · Events per country this monthMyanmar · 46 · Events per country this monthIndia · 21 · Events per country this monthBangladesh · 16 · Events per country this monthPakistan · 68 · Events per country this monthAfghanistan · 3 · Events per country this monthIran · 30 · Events per country this monthSyria · 52 · Events per country this monthUkraine · 206 · Events per country this monthTurkey · 1 · Events per country this monthAustralia · 2 · Events per country this monthChina · 1 · Events per country this monthIceland · 1 · Events per country this monthPhilippines · 3 · Events per country this monthYemen · 33 · Events per country this monthLibya · 2 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 53 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 1 · Events per country this monthUganda · 1 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 2 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 7 · Events per country this monthOne-sided violence in Niger · Niger · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan · Pakistan · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 18 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Rosario, Argentina · Argentina · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Somalia · Somalia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ath Thawrah, Syria · Syria · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Belgorod, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Yemen · Yemen · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Villavicencio, Colombia · Colombia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Brazil · Brazil · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Djibouti, Djibouti · Djibouti · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Brazil · Brazil · 18 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 18 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Warangal, India · India · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Warangal, India · India · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine · Palestine · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine · Palestine · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Nioro, Mali · Mali · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Oaxaca, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Celaya, Mexico · Mexico · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 18 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Taungdwingyi, Myanmar · Myanmar · 17 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Peshawar, Pakistan · Pakistan · 17 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan · Pakistan · 17 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Rumonge, Burundi · Burundi · 17 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Mosul, Syria · Syria · 17 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Mokolo, Cameroon · Cameroon · 17 Jan 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Colombia: 232
  • Ukraine: 206
  • Mexico: 185
  • Nigeria: 159
  • Palestine: 83
Earthquake
58
0 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
1,528
50 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

1587 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Niger

    31 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso

    13 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Fada N'gourma · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yola, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Yola · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Yenagoa · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Birnin Kebbi · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Dera Ismail Khan · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rosario, Argentina

    1 fatality · Argentina · Rosario · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    3 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    16 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Somalia

    3 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    498 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ath Thawrah, Syria

    4 fatalities · Syria · Ath Thawrah · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kharkiv, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Kharkiv · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Belgorod, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Belgorod · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yemen

    1 fatality · Yemen · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Villavicencio, Colombia

    3 fatalities · Colombia · Villavicencio · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Djibouti, Djibouti

    10 fatalities · Djibouti · Djibouti · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rutshuru · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    3 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    3 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Warangal, India

    1 fatality · India · Warangal · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Warangal, India

    2 fatalities · India · Warangal · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Beersheba · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Beersheba · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Nioro, Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Nioro · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Oaxaca, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Oaxaca · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Guamúchil · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Guamúchil · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Guamúchil · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Guamúchil, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Guamúchil · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Celaya, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Celaya · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    1 fatality · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Taungdwingyi, Myanmar

    2 fatalities · Myanmar · Taungdwingyi · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gusau, Nigeria

    4 fatalities · Nigeria · Gusau · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Zaria, Nigeria

    6 fatalities · Nigeria · Zaria · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Wukari · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Peshawar, Pakistan

    4 fatalities · Pakistan · Peshawar · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Dera Ismail Khan · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rumonge, Burundi

    1 fatality · Burundi · Rumonge · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Mosul, Syria

    3 fatalities · Syria · Mosul · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mokolo, Cameroon

    1 fatality · Cameroon · Mokolo · Source: ucdp

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.