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 · gdelt · usgs

1357 events· the world

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World map of risk events71 countries with events, 50 events plottedTanzania · 1 · Events per country this monthCanada · 3 · Events per country this monthUnited States of America · 36 · Events per country this monthUzbekistan · 1 · Events per country this monthPapua New Guinea · 4 · Events per country this monthIndonesia · 10 · Events per country this monthChile · 4 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 24 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 26 · Events per country this monthSudan · 37 · Events per country this monthChad · 2 · Events per country this monthHaiti · 5 · Events per country this monthRussia · 5 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 10 · Events per country this monthMexico · 120 · Events per country this monthBrazil · 15 · Events per country this monthPeru · 2 · Events per country this monthColombia · 137 · Events per country this monthBelize · 3 · Events per country this monthVenezuela · 5 · Events per country this monthFrance · 1 · Events per country this monthCuba · 1 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 1 · Events per country this monthMali · 23 · Events per country this monthNiger · 17 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 111 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 12 · Events per country this monthGhana · 1 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 1 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 38 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 7 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 6 · Events per country this monthAngola · 1 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 2 · Events per country this monthIsrael · 16 · Events per country this monthLebanon · 11 · Events per country this monthPalestine · 72 · Events per country this monthGambia · 1 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 1 · Events per country this monthJordan · 1 · Events per country this monthUnited Arab Emirates · 4 · Events per country this monthKuwait · 1 · Events per country this monthIraq · 6 · Events per country this monthVanuatu · 1 · Events per country this monthCambodia · 1 · Events per country this monthThailand · 1 · Events per country this monthMyanmar · 50 · Events per country this monthSouth Korea · 1 · Events per country this monthIndia · 20 · Events per country this monthBangladesh · 3 · Events per country this monthPakistan · 72 · Events per country this monthAfghanistan · 13 · Events per country this monthTajikistan · 1 · Events per country this monthIran · 16 · Events per country this monthSyria · 56 · Events per country this monthSweden · 1 · Events per country this monthUkraine · 135 · Events per country this monthHungary · 1 · Events per country this monthSwitzerland · 3 · Events per country this monthSpain · 2 · Events per country this monthIreland · 2 · Events per country this monthAustralia · 4 · Events per country this monthChina · 1 · Events per country this monthUnited Kingdom · 3 · Events per country this monthPhilippines · 1 · Events per country this monthYemen · 22 · Events per country this monthSaudi Arabia · 1 · Events per country this monthLibya · 1 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 50 · Events per country this monthBosnia and Herz. · 1 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 4 · Events per country this monthState-based conflict in Turbat, Pakistan · Pakistan · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Zhob, Pakistan · Pakistan · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Pakistan · Pakistan · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Chaman, Pakistan · Pakistan · 25 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in South Africa · South Africa · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sumy, Ukraine · Ukraine · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Melitopol, Ukraine · Ukraine · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Ta'izz, Yemen · Yemen · 25 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Medellin, Colombia · Colombia · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 24 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Adama, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine · Palestine · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine · Palestine · 24 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico · Mexico · 24 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Azcapotzalco, Mexico · Mexico · 24 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Hermosillo, Mexico · Mexico · 24 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Mexico · Mexico · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sittwe, Myanmar · Myanmar · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria · Nigeria · 24 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria · Nigeria · 24 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria · Nigeria · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Zhob, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Zhob, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Kohat, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Khost, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan · Pakistan · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Moscow, Russia · Russia · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Jableh (Jablah), Syria · Syria · 24 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Al-qa'im, Syria · Syria · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Kherson · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine · Ukraine · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Pavlohrad, Ukraine · Ukraine · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine · Ukraine · 24 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 24 Feb 2026Riot in Jerusalem, Israel · Israel · 25 Feb 2026Demonstration in Cheongju, South Korea · South Korea · 25 Feb 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 25 Feb 2026Demonstration in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 25 Feb 2026Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 25 Feb 2026M5.0 — Kermadec Islands region · 24 Feb 2026M5.5 — 205 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · Indonesia · 24 Feb 2026M5.5 — 92 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 23 Feb 2026M5.0 — 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 23 Feb 2026M6.1 — 93 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 23 Feb 2026M5.0 — 50 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu · 23 Feb 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Colombia: 137
  • Ukraine: 135
  • Mexico: 120
  • Nigeria: 111
  • Pakistan: 72
Earthquake
110
6 in the list
Disaster
2
0 in the list
Conflict
1,239
39 in the list
Unrest
6
5 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

1357 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Turbat, Pakistan

    6 fatalities · Pakistan · Turbat · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zhob, Pakistan

    10 fatalities · Pakistan · Zhob · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shabqadar, Pakistan

    2 fatalities · Pakistan · Shabqadar · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Chaman, Pakistan

    3 fatalities · Pakistan · Chaman · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Africa

    2 fatalities · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sumy, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Sumy · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Melitopol, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Melitopol · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ta'izz, Yemen

    1 fatality · Yemen · Ta'izz · Source: ucdp

  10. Unrest

    Riot in Jerusalem, Israel

    Severity 4 · Israel · Jerusalem · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Cheongju, South Korea

    Severity 3 · South Korea · Cheongju · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Kano · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Zaria, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Nigeria · Zaria · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  15. Earthquake

    M5.0 — Kermadec Islands region

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  16. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 205 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia

    M5.5 · Indonesia · Source: usgs

  17. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Medellin, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Medellin · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    10 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Goma · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Adama, Ethiopia

    5 fatalities · Ethiopia · Adama · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Gaza · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Gaza · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico

    2 fatalities · Mexico · Coatzacoalcos · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Azcapotzalco, Mexico

    2 fatalities · Mexico · Azcapotzalco · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Hermosillo, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Hermosillo · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sittwe, Myanmar

    19 fatalities · Myanmar · Sittwe · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bama, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Bama · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Wukari, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Wukari · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Maiduguri · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zhob, Pakistan

    8 fatalities · Pakistan · Zhob · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    3 fatalities · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zhob, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Zhob · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kohat, Pakistan

    7 fatalities · Pakistan · Kohat · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    10 fatalities · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Khost, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Khost · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    12 fatalities · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

    5 fatalities · Pakistan · Dera Ismail Khan · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Moscow, Russia

    2 fatalities · Russia · Moscow · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Jableh (Jablah), Syria

    6 fatalities · Syria · Jableh (Jablah) · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Al-qa'im, Syria

    1 fatality · Syria · Al-qa'im · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kherson

    1 fatality · Kherson · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Kostyantynivka · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pavlohrad, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pavlohrad · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

    4 fatalities · Ukraine · Zaporizhzhya · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  47. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 92 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

    M5.5 · Source: usgs

  48. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  49. Earthquake

    M6.1 — 93 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

    M6.1 · Source: usgs

  50. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 50 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

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.