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
- 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
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Non-state conflict in Saidpur, Bangladesh
1 fatality · Bangladesh · Saidpur · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Jessore, Bangladesh
1 fatality · Bangladesh · Jessore · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Comilla, Bangladesh
1 fatality · Bangladesh · Comilla · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · El Carmen de Bolívar · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Chittagong, Bangladesh
1 fatality · Bangladesh · Chittagong · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Brazil
1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Beni · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Goma · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Kenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenge · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Kenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kenge · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Debre Mark’os, Ethiopia
3 fatalities · Ethiopia · Debre Mark’os · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Mali
1 fatality · Mali · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in León de los Aldama, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · León de los Aldama · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Myanmar
1 fatality · Myanmar · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in South Sudan
14 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Kramatorsk, Ukraine
1 fatality · Ukraine · Kramatorsk · 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.