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 monthState-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Brovary, Ukraine · Ukraine · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Central African Republic · Central African Republic · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine · Ukraine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Kramatorsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sumy, Ukraine · Ukraine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ocaña, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ocaña, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Girardot, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Cartago, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Soledad, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Santa Marta, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Santa Marta · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Ríohacha, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Bucaramanga, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Beersheba · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine · Palestine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine · Palestine · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon · Lebanon · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bamako, Mali · Mali · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 4 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Orizaba, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Rosario, Argentina · Argentina · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026Non-state conflict in Morelia, Mexico · Mexico · 4 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Niger · Niger · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jan 2026One-sided violence in Kontagora, Nigeria · Nigeria · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Somalia · Somalia · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Kismayo, Somalia · Somalia · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Kasserine, Tunisia · Tunisia · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Horlivka, Ukraine · Ukraine · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Kherson · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Shostka, Ukraine · Ukraine · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Belgorod, Ukraine · Ukraine · 3 Jan 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 3 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

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Brovary, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Brovary · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Central African Republic

    2 fatalities · Central African Republic · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Bila Tserkva · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kramatorsk, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Kramatorsk · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Sloviansk · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sumy, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Sumy · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ocaña, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Ocaña · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ocaña, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Ocaña · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Girardot, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Girardot · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Cartago, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Cartago · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Soledad, Colombia

    2 fatalities · Colombia · Soledad · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Santa Marta, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Santa Marta · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Santa Marta

    1 fatality · Santa Marta · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Ríohacha, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Ríohacha · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bucaramanga, Colombia

    2 fatalities · Colombia · Bucaramanga · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    4 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Bukavu · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beersheba

    1 fatality · Beersheba · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Beersheba · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beersheba, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Beersheba · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon

    2 fatalities · Lebanon · Sidon · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bamako, Mali

    2 fatalities · Mali · Bamako · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso

    1 fatality · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso

    1 fatality · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso

    5 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico

    4 fatalities · Mexico · Coatzacoalcos · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Orizaba, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Orizaba · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Rosario, Argentina

    1 fatality · Argentina · Rosario · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Irapuato · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Irapuato · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Morelia, Mexico

    8 fatalities · Mexico · Morelia · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Niger

    5 fatalities · Niger · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Ado-Ekiti · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Okene, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Okene · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kontagora, Nigeria

    42 fatalities · Nigeria · Kontagora · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    3 fatalities · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Somalia

    20 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kismayo, Somalia

    15 fatalities · Somalia · Kismayo · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    200 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kasserine, Tunisia

    1 fatality · Tunisia · Kasserine · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Horlivka, Ukraine

    3 fatalities · Ukraine · Horlivka · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kherson

    2 fatalities · Kherson · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Sloviansk · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shostka, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Shostka · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Belgorod, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Belgorod · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · 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.