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 · gdelt
1357 events· the world
ConflictEarthquake
- Colombia: 137
- Ukraine: 135
- Mexico: 120
- Nigeria: 111
- Pakistan: 72
- Earthquake
- 110
- 5 in the list
- Disaster
- 2
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 1,239
- 45 in the list
- Unrest
- 6
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
1357 events · newest first
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Myanmar
2 fatalities · Myanmar · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria
3 fatalities · Nigeria · Malanville · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
3 fatalities · Pakistan · Dera Ismail Khan · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
1 fatality · Pakistan · Dera Ismail Khan · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Somalia
5 fatalities · Somalia · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Ad-Damazin, Ethiopia
1 fatality · Ethiopia · Ad-Damazin · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Tall ‘Afar, Syria
1 fatality · Syria · Tall ‘Afar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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- Earthquake
M5.2 — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M5.2 · Source: usgs
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M5.1 — 151 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M5.1 · Source: usgs
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M5.0 — 114 km S of Koshima, Japan
M5.0 · Kagoshima · Source: usgs
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M5.2 — 183 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M5.2 · Source: usgs
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M5.0 — 101 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M5.0 · Source: usgs
- Conflict
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Military force used in Camden, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Camden · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Camden, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Camden · Source: gdelt
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Military force used in Highland, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Highland · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Paradise, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Paradise · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Silver Spring, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Silver Spring · Source: gdelt
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Non-state conflict in Barrancabermeja, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barrancabermeja · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Villavicencio, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Villavicencio · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Buenaventura, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Buenaventura · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uvira · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Rumonge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Rumonge · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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State-based conflict in Mali
6 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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.