Risk events in the world, March 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.

2415 events were recorded: 136 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert, 2209 conflict events, and 69 unrest events.

2415 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt · usgs

2415 events· the world

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World map of risk events97 countries with events, 50 events plottedCanada · 7 · Events per country this monthUnited States of America · 251 · Events per country this monthKazakhstan · 1 · Events per country this monthIndonesia · 17 · Events per country this monthArgentina · 3 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 21 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 21 · Events per country this monthKenya · 4 · Events per country this monthSudan · 67 · Events per country this monthChad · 3 · Events per country this monthHaiti · 13 · Events per country this monthDominican Rep. · 3 · Events per country this monthRussia · 34 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 15 · Events per country this monthMexico · 185 · Events per country this monthBrazil · 24 · Events per country this monthColombia · 45 · Events per country this monthNicaragua · 2 · Events per country this monthHonduras · 1 · Events per country this monthEl Salvador · 1 · Events per country this monthGuatemala · 3 · Events per country this monthBelize · 4 · Events per country this monthVenezuela · 7 · Events per country this monthFrance · 3 · Events per country this monthEcuador · 22 · Events per country this monthPuerto Rico · 1 · Events per country this monthJamaica · 1 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 2 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 1 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 1 · Events per country this monthMali · 18 · Events per country this monthBenin · 4 · Events per country this monthNiger · 12 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 141 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 15 · Events per country this monthGhana · 5 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 1 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 30 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 4 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 1 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 1 · Events per country this monthIsrael · 69 · Events per country this monthLebanon · 199 · Events per country this monthPalestine · 62 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 5 · Events per country this monthJordan · 3 · Events per country this monthUnited Arab Emirates · 4 · Events per country this monthKuwait · 5 · Events per country this monthIraq · 32 · Events per country this monthOman · 1 · Events per country this monthThailand · 7 · Events per country this monthMyanmar · 46 · Events per country this monthVietnam · 2 · Events per country this monthNorth Korea · 1 · Events per country this monthSouth Korea · 2 · Events per country this monthIndia · 30 · Events per country this monthBangladesh · 11 · Events per country this monthPakistan · 99 · Events per country this monthAfghanistan · 43 · Events per country this monthTurkmenistan · 2 · Events per country this monthIran · 107 · Events per country this monthSyria · 51 · Events per country this monthArmenia · 1 · Events per country this monthSweden · 2 · Events per country this monthUkraine · 259 · Events per country this monthHungary · 1 · Events per country this monthLatvia · 1 · Events per country this monthGermany · 3 · Events per country this monthGreece · 1 · Events per country this monthTurkey · 8 · Events per country this monthCroatia · 2 · Events per country this monthBelgium · 2 · Events per country this monthNetherlands · 2 · Events per country this monthSpain · 2 · Events per country this monthIreland · 4 · Events per country this monthNew Zealand · 5 · Events per country this monthAustralia · 5 · Events per country this monthSri Lanka · 4 · Events per country this monthChina · 8 · Events per country this monthTaiwan · 1 · Events per country this monthItaly · 5 · Events per country this monthUnited Kingdom · 24 · Events per country this monthAzerbaijan · 1 · Events per country this monthPhilippines · 4 · Events per country this monthCzechia · 2 · Events per country this monthJapan · 1 · Events per country this monthYemen · 30 · Events per country this monthSaudi Arabia · 3 · Events per country this monthCyprus · 2 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 1 · Events per country this monthLibya · 1 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 63 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 1 · Events per country this monthUganda · 1 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 2 · Events per country this monthSerbia · 1 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 6 · Events per country this monthOne-sided violence in Okene, Nigeria · Nigeria · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kaduna, Nigeria · Nigeria · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sudan · Sudan · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Nyala, Sudan · Sudan · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Reyhanlı, Syria · Syria · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Yala, Thailand · Thailand · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kherson, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kramatorsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pavlohrad, Ukraine · Ukraine · 20 Mar 2026Military force used in Bindura, Zimbabwe · Zimbabwe · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Waco, United States · United States · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Baton Rouge, United States · United States · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Beirut, Lebanon · Lebanon · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel · Israel · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Oak Park, United States · United States · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Baton Rouge, United States · United States · 19 Mar 2026Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States · United States · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Saidu Sharif, Pakistan · Pakistan · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Belize City, Belize · Belize · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil · Brazil · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso · 19 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Daule · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sodo, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Delhi, India · India · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Patiala, India · India · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Tall ‘Afar, Iraq · Iraq · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq · Iraq · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine · Palestine · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico · Mexico · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Colima, Mexico · Mexico · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico · Mexico · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Culiacan, Mexico · Mexico · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Culiacan, Mexico · Mexico · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan · Pakistan · 19 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Gardez, Pakistan · Pakistan · 19 Mar 2026Demonstration in Grand Island, United States · United States · 20 Mar 2026M5.2 — 92 km NE of The Valley, Anguilla · 19 Mar 2026M5.1 — 166 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 19 Mar 2026M5.4 — south of Panama · 19 Mar 2026M5.6 — 165 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 19 Mar 2026M5.0 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 19 Mar 2026M5.1 — South Sandwich Islands region · 19 Mar 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Ukraine: 259
  • United States: 251
  • Lebanon: 199
  • Mexico: 185
  • Nigeria: 141
Earthquake
136
6 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
2,209
43 in the list
Unrest
69
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

2415 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Okene, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Okene · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sokoto, Nigeria

    3 fatalities · Nigeria · Sokoto · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kaduna, Nigeria

    8 fatalities · Nigeria · Kaduna · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sudan

    6 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Nyala, Sudan

    70 fatalities · Sudan · Nyala · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Reyhanlı, Syria

    1 fatality · Syria · Reyhanlı · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yala, Thailand

    1 fatality · Thailand · Yala · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Kostyantynivka · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kherson, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Kherson · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine

    3 fatalities · Ukraine · Sloviansk · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kramatorsk, Ukraine

    3 fatalities · Ukraine · Kramatorsk · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pavlohrad, Ukraine

    5 fatalities · Ukraine · Pavlohrad · Source: ucdp

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  16. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 92 km NE of The Valley, Anguilla

    M5.2 · Source: usgs

  17. Earthquake

    M5.1 — 166 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  18. Earthquake

    M5.4 — south of Panama

    M5.4 · Source: usgs

  19. Earthquake

    M5.6 — 165 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    M5.6 · Source: usgs

  20. Earthquake

    M5.0 — Mid-Indian Ridge

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  21. Earthquake

    M5.1 — South Sandwich Islands region

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Bindura, Zimbabwe

    Severity 3 · Zimbabwe · Bindura · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Waco, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Waco · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Baton Rouge, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Baton Rouge · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Beirut, Lebanon

    Severity 3 · Lebanon · Beirut · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel

    Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Park, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Oak Park · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Baton Rouge, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Baton Rouge · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Saint Cloud · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Saidu Sharif, Pakistan

    2 fatalities · Pakistan · Saidu Sharif · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Belize City, Belize

    3 fatalities · Belize · Belize City · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Macapa · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Burkina Faso

    3 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo

    11 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Daule

    1 fatality · Daule · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sodo, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Sodo · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Delhi, India

    1 fatality · India · Delhi · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Patiala, India

    1 fatality · India · Patiala · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Tall ‘Afar, Iraq

    2 fatalities · Iraq · Tall ‘Afar · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq

    1 fatality · Iraq · Tuz Khurmatu · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine

    3 fatalities · Palestine · Gaza · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Acapulco · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Colima, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Colima · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Irapuato · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Culiacan, Mexico

    2 fatalities · Mexico · Culiacan · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Culiacan, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Culiacan · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Oturkpo · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mokolo, Nigeria

    1 fatality · Nigeria · Mokolo · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

    1 fatality · Pakistan · Dera Ismail Khan · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gardez, Pakistan

    2 fatalities · Pakistan · Gardez · 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.