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
- 8 in the list
- Disaster
- 2
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 1,239
- 42 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 Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
2 fatalities · Ukraine · Kryvyi Rih · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
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- Earthquake
M5.2 — southeast of Easter Island
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 92 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 44 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M5.2 · Papua New Guinea · Madang · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.1 — 86 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar)
M5.1 · Myanmar · Taungdwingyi · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.1 — western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
M5.1 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.8 — 96 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar)
M5.8 · Myanmar · Taungdwingyi · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.0 — Banda Sea
M5.0 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.0 — 46 km ESE of Klyuchi, Russia
M5.0 · Russia · Source: usgs
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Koudougou, Burkina Faso
3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Koudougou · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
1 fatality · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Central African Republic
2 fatalities · Central African Republic · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Beni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Kiryat Ata (Qiryat Atta), Israel
1 fatality · Israel · Kiryat Ata (Qiryat Atta) · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Rosh Ha'ayin (Rosh HaAyin), Palestine
1 fatality · Palestine · Rosh Ha'ayin (Rosh HaAyin) · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Papantla, Veracruz · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Papantla, Veracruz · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Azcapotzalco, Mexico
2 fatalities · Mexico · Azcapotzalco · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Chula Vista, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Chula Vista · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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- Conflict
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Nyaunglebin, Myanmar
1 fatality · Myanmar · Nyaunglebin · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Birni N Konni, Nigeria
2 fatalities · Nigeria · Birni N Konni · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
- Conflict
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State-based conflict in South Sudan
5 fatalities · South Sudan · 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.