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: gdelt · usgs · ucdp
2415 events· the world
ConflictUnrestEarthquake
- Ukraine: 259
- United States: 251
- Lebanon: 199
- Mexico: 185
- Nigeria: 141
- Earthquake
- 136
- 8 in the list
- Disaster
- 1
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 2,209
- 41 in the list
- Unrest
- 69
- 1 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
2415 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia
Severity 3 · Australia · Gold Coast · Source: gdelt
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Military force used in Grand Island, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Grand Island · Source: gdelt
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Military force used in Kiryat Gat, Israel
Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt
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Military force used in Columbus, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Columbus · Source: gdelt
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Military force used in Fairfield, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Fairfield · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Pawtucket, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Pawtucket · Source: gdelt
- Earthquake
M5.3 — southeast Indian Ridge
M5.3 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.0 — south of the Kermadec Islands
M5.0 · Source: usgs
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M5.1 — south of the Kermadec Islands
M5.1 · Source: usgs
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M5.0 — 92 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
M5.0 · Source: usgs
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M5.1 — 60 km N of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
M5.1 · Turkmenistan · Turkmenbasi · Source: usgs
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M5.5 — south of the Kermadec Islands
M5.5 · Source: usgs
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M5.2 — south of the Kermadec Islands
M5.2 · Source: usgs
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M5.0 — 105 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M5.0 · Gorontalo · Source: usgs
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Khost, Afghanistan
4 fatalities · Afghanistan · Khost · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
12 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Dapaong, Burkina Faso
2 fatalities · Burkina Faso · Dapaong · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Bangui, Central African Republic
4 fatalities · Central African Republic · Bangui · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
1 fatality · Dominican Republic · Santiago de los Caballeros · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo
21 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Al Faw
1 fatality · Al Faw · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq
3 fatalities · Iraq · Tuz Khurmatu · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
1 fatality · Lebanon · Tyre (Sour) · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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State-based conflict in Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
3 fatalities · Lebanon · Tyre (Sour) · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in Azcapotzalco, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Azcapotzalco · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
1 fatality · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Nyaunglebin, Myanmar
6 fatalities · Myanmar · Nyaunglebin · Source: ucdp
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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.