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

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

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 monthState-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kharkiv, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 18 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 18 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Damar, Yemen · Yemen · 18 Mar 2026Military force used in Beirut, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel · Israel · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Russia · Russia · 17 Mar 2026Nuclear alert in Bandar Ganaveh, Iran · Iran · 17 Mar 2026Nuclear alert in Kiryat Gat, Israel · Israel · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Colorado Springs, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Moscow, Russia · Russia · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Bangalore, India · India · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in East Orange, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Hanford, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Aley, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Shush, Iran · Iran · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel · Israel · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Oak Lawn, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Beirut, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel · Israel · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Camden, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Najafabad, Iran · Iran · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Sibay, Russia · Russia · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Oak Lawn, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Oak Park, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Mora, Cameroon · Cameroon · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Ocaña, Colombia · Colombia · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Daule · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia · Ethiopia · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Azamgarh, India · India · 17 Mar 2026Demonstration in Ahar, Iran · Iran · 18 Mar 2026Demonstration in Kiryat Gat, Israel · Israel · 18 Mar 2026Demonstration in Howrah (Haora), India · India · 18 Mar 2026Demonstration in Sarishabari, Bangladesh · Bangladesh · 18 Mar 2026M5.0 — Ascension Island region · 17 Mar 2026M5.3 — 229 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 17 Mar 2026M5.0 — 105 km E of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 17 Mar 2026M5.0 — Kuril Islands · 17 Mar 2026M5.1 — south of the Kermadec Islands · 17 Mar 2026M5.8 — 51 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba · 17 Mar 2026M5.0 — Kuril Islands · 17 Mar 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Ukraine: 259
  • United States: 251
  • Lebanon: 199
  • Mexico: 185
  • Nigeria: 141
Earthquake
136
7 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
2,209
39 in the list
Unrest
69
4 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

2415 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Sloviansk · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kharkiv, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Kharkiv · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sloviansk, Ukraine

    3 fatalities · Ukraine · Sloviansk · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    1 fatality · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Damar, Yemen

    3 fatalities · Yemen · Damar · Source: ucdp

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ahar, Iran

    Severity 3 · Iran · Ahar · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kiryat Gat, Israel

    Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Howrah (Haora), India

    Severity 3 · India · Howrah (Haora) · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sarishabari, Bangladesh

    Severity 3 · Bangladesh · Sarishabari · Source: gdelt

  11. Earthquake

    M5.0 — Ascension Island region

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  12. Earthquake

    M5.3 — 229 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska

    M5.3 · Source: usgs

  13. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 105 km E of Fangale’ounga, Tonga

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  14. Earthquake

    M5.0 — Kuril Islands

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  15. Earthquake

    M5.1 — south of the Kermadec Islands

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  16. Earthquake

    M5.8 — 51 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba

    M5.8 · Guantanamo · Source: usgs

  17. Earthquake

    M5.0 — Kuril Islands

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Beirut, Lebanon

    Severity 3 · Lebanon · Beirut · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel

    Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine

    Severity 3 · Ukraine · Irpin · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Russia

    Severity 3 · Russia · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Bandar Ganaveh, Iran

    Severity 4 · Iran · Bandar Ganaveh · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kiryat Gat, Israel

    Severity 4 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Colorado Springs, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Colorado Springs · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Moscow, Russia

    Severity 3 · Russia · Moscow · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Bangalore, India

    Severity 3 · India · Bangalore · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in East Orange, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · East Orange · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Hanford, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Hanford · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Aley, Lebanon

    Severity 3 · Lebanon · Aley · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Shush, Iran

    Severity 3 · Iran · Shush · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel

    Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Lawn, United States

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

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Beirut, Lebanon

    Severity 3 · Lebanon · Beirut · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel

    Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Camden, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Camden · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Najafabad, Iran

    Severity 3 · Iran · Najafabad · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine

    Severity 3 · Ukraine · Irpin · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Sibay, Russia

    Severity 3 · Russia · Sibay · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Lawn, United States

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

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Park, United States

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

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Mora, Cameroon

    3 fatalities · Cameroon · Mora · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ocaña, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Ocaña · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

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

    2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Uvira · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Daule

    3 fatalities · Daule · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    1 fatality · Ethiopia · Bahir Dar · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Azamgarh, India

    1 fatality · India · Azamgarh · 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.