Risk events in the world, February 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.
1357 events were recorded: 110 earthquakes, 2 disaster alerts, 1239 conflict events, and 6 unrest events.
1357 eventsSources: ucdp · usgs
1357 events· the world
ConflictEarthquake
- Colombia: 137
- Ukraine: 135
- Mexico: 120
- Nigeria: 111
- Pakistan: 72
- Earthquake
- 110
- 3 in the list
- Disaster
- 2
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 1,239
- 47 in the list
- Unrest
- 6
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
1357 events · newest first
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Non-state conflict in Azcapotzalco, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Azcapotzalco · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico
3 fatalities · Mexico · Salina Cruz, Oaxaca · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Birni N Konni, Nigeria
1 fatality · Nigeria · Birni N Konni · Source: ucdp
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- Earthquake
M5.1 — 155 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
M5.1 · San Juan · Source: usgs
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M5.0 — 118 km N of Aksu, China
M5.0 · China · Aksu · Source: usgs
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M5.5 — 136 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
M5.5 · Gorontalo · Source: usgs
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State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
50 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
50 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Kandi, Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Burkina Faso · Kandi · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Valledupar, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Valledupar · 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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State-based conflict in Rumonge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rumonge · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Indonesia
1 fatality · Indonesia · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp
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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.