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 Shush, Iran · Iran · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Shush, Iran · Iran · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine · Palestine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Beirut, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Beirut, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon · Lebanon · 17 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Mali · Mali · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in San Luis Potosi, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in El Paso, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in El Paso, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Parral, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Chula Vista, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Celaya, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Celaya, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Culiacan, Mexico · Mexico · 17 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Taungoo, Myanmar · Myanmar · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Tessaoua, Nigeria · Nigeria · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan · Pakistan · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Khost, Pakistan · Pakistan · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Karachi, Pakistan · Pakistan · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Belgorod, Russia · Russia · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in South Africa · South Africa · 17 Mar 2026One-sided violence in South Sudan · South Sudan · 17 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 17 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Homs, Syria · Syria · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in As Safirah, Syria · Syria · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kherson, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pavlohrad, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Berdyansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Lisichansk, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Kherson, Ukraine · Ukraine · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · United Arab Emirates · 17 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Zabid, Yemen · Yemen · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Military force used in New Braunfels, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026Demonstration in Prague, Czech Republic · Czech Republic · 17 Mar 2026Strike in Anchorage, United States · United States · 17 Mar 2026M5.2 — Balleny Islands region · 16 Mar 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Ukraine: 259
  • United States: 251
  • Lebanon: 199
  • Mexico: 185
  • Nigeria: 141
Earthquake
136
1 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
2,209
47 in the list
Unrest
69
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

2415 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shush, Iran

    2 fatalities · Iran · Shush · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Shush, Iran

    4 fatalities · Iran · Shush · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Gaza, Palestine

    3 fatalities · Palestine · Gaza · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon

    1 fatality · Lebanon · Sidon · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon

    2 fatalities · Lebanon · Sidon · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beirut, Lebanon

    1 fatality · Lebanon · Beirut · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon

    2 fatalities · Lebanon · Tyre (Sour) · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon

    3 fatalities · Lebanon · Tyre (Sour) · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Beirut, Lebanon

    1 fatality · Lebanon · Beirut · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Sidon, Lebanon

    3 fatalities · Lebanon · Sidon · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mali

    1 fatality · Mali · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Acapulco · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Acapulco, Mexico

    2 fatalities · Mexico · Acapulco · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

    2 fatalities · Mexico · San Luis Potosi · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in El Paso, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · El Paso · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in El Paso, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · El Paso · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Parral, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Parral · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Chula Vista, Mexico

    2 fatalities · Mexico · Chula Vista · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Celaya, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Celaya · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Irapuato, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Irapuato · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Celaya, Mexico

    1 fatality · Mexico · Celaya · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Culiacan, Mexico

    3 fatalities · Mexico · Culiacan · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Taungoo, Myanmar

    1 fatality · Myanmar · Taungoo · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Tessaoua, Nigeria

    18 fatalities · Nigeria · Tessaoua · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

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

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Khost, Pakistan

    5 fatalities · Pakistan · Khost · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Karachi, Pakistan

    4 fatalities · Pakistan · Karachi · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Belgorod, Russia

    2 fatalities · Russia · Belgorod · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Africa

    1 fatality · South Africa · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    One-sided violence in South Sudan

    7 fatalities · South Sudan · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Damascus, Syria

    1 fatality · Syria · Damascus · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Homs, Syria

    1 fatality · Syria · Homs · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    State-based conflict in As Safirah, Syria

    3 fatalities · Syria · As Safirah · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    5 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  36. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kherson, Ukraine

    5 fatalities · Ukraine · Kherson · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pavlohrad, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Pavlohrad · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Berdyansk, Ukraine

    1 fatality · Ukraine · Berdyansk · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Pokrovsk · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Lisichansk, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Lisichansk · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Kherson, Ukraine

    2 fatalities · Ukraine · Kherson · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    1 fatality · United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Zabid, Yemen

    2 fatalities · Yemen · Zabid · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Grand Island, United States

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

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Washington · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in New Braunfels, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · New Braunfels · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Prague, Czech Republic

    Severity 3 · Czech Republic · Prague · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Strike in Anchorage, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Anchorage · Source: gdelt

  50. Earthquake

    M5.2 — Balleny Islands region

    M5.2 · 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.