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

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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 Dapaong, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Ríohacha, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Sincelejo, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Popayan, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in El Banco, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Garzón, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Popayan, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Soledad, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Cuttack, India · India · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Udhampur, India · India · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Nablus, Palestine · Palestine · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine · Palestine · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico · Mexico · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Parral, Mexico · Mexico · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico · Mexico · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mozambique · Mozambique · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Ruili, Myanmar · Myanmar · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Myanmar · Myanmar · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Bida, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan · Pakistan · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Quetta, Pakistan · Pakistan · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia · Somalia · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Kaduqli, Sudan · Sudan · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Homs, Syria · Syria · 22 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Jableh (Jablah), Syria · Syria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Ath Thawrah, Syria · Syria · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Chornomorsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine · Ukraine · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Sanaa, Yemen · Yemen · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Zabid, Yemen · Yemen · 22 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan · Afghanistan · 21 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Belize City, Belize · Belize · 21 Feb 2026State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 21 Feb 2026Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia · Colombia · 21 Feb 2026One-sided violence in Monteria, Colombia · Colombia · 21 Feb 2026M5.6 — Balleny Islands region · 21 Feb 2026M5.9 — 102 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 21 Feb 2026M5.7 — 17 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 21 Feb 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • 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

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ríohacha, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Ríohacha · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Sincelejo, Colombia

    3 fatalities · Colombia · Sincelejo · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Popayan, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Popayan · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Yopal, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Yopal · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    One-sided violence in El Banco, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · El Banco · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Garzón, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Garzón · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Popayan, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Popayan · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Soledad, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Soledad · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

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

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

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    5 fatalities · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Cuttack, India

    2 fatalities · India · Cuttack · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Udhampur, India

    3 fatalities · India · Udhampur · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Nablus, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Nablus · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine

    1 fatality · Palestine · Gaza · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico

    5 fatalities · Mexico · Oaxaca de Juarez · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Parral, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Parral · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Acapulco · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    4 fatalities · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mozambique

    17 fatalities · Mozambique · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ruili, Myanmar

    1 fatality · Myanmar · Ruili · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Myanmar

    7 fatalities · Myanmar · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    2 fatalities · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bauchi, Nigeria

    10 fatalities · Nigeria · Bauchi · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Lafia, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Bida, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Bida · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Lafia, Nigeria

    9 fatalities · Nigeria · Lafia · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Malanville, Nigeria

    5 fatalities · Nigeria · Malanville · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Biu, Nigeria

    15 fatalities · Nigeria · Biu · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bannu, Pakistan

    2 fatalities · Pakistan · Bannu · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Quetta, Pakistan

    5 fatalities · Pakistan · Quetta · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia

    10 fatalities · Somalia · Mogadishu · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Kaduqli, Sudan

    2 fatalities · Sudan · Kaduqli · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Homs, Syria

    1 fatality · Syria · Homs · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Jableh (Jablah), Syria

    1 fatality · Syria · Jableh (Jablah) · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Ath Thawrah, Syria

    5 fatalities · Syria · Ath Thawrah · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Chornomorsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Chornomorsk · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Zaporizhzhya · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sanaa, Yemen

    6 fatalities · Yemen · Sanaa · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zabid, Yemen

    1 fatality · Yemen · Zabid · Source: ucdp

  43. Earthquake

    M5.6 — Balleny Islands region

    M5.6 · Source: usgs

  44. Earthquake

    M5.9 — 102 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    M5.9 · Source: usgs

  45. Earthquake

    M5.7 — 17 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    M5.7 · Madang · Source: usgs

  46. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

    18 fatalities · Afghanistan · Jalalabad · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Belize City, Belize

    2 fatalities · Belize · Belize City · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dédougou, Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dédougou · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Monteria, Colombia

    3 fatalities · Colombia · Monteria · 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.