Risk events in the world, April 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.
84548 events were recorded: 169 earthquakes, 3 disaster alerts, 72860 conflict events, and 11516 unrest events.
84548 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt
84548 events· the world
ConflictUnrest
- United States: 25598
- Iran: 5078
- India: 4160
- Israel: 3353
- Nigeria: 2942
- Earthquake
- 169
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 3
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 72,860
- 39 in the list
- Unrest
- 11,516
- 11 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
84548 events · newest first
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Non-state conflict in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
3 fatalities · Mexico · Cuauhtémoc · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 fatality · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Beni · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Sudan
6 fatalities · Sudan · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Kramatorsk, Ukraine
5 fatalities · Ukraine · Kramatorsk · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico
2 fatalities · Mexico · San Cristobal de las Casas · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine
6 fatalities · Ukraine · Sievierodonetsk · Source: ucdp
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Military force used in Scranton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Scranton · Source: gdelt
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One-sided violence in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 fatalities · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Butembo · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Mali
2 fatalities · Mali · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Papua New Guinea
1 fatality · Papua New Guinea · Source: ucdp
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Demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan
Severity 3 · Afghanistan · Kabul · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Manchester, United Kingdom
Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Manchester · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Charleston, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Charleston · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Daly City, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Daly City · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Severity 3 · Mexico · San Luis Potosi · Source: gdelt
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Strike in Colorado Springs, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Colorado Springs · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Hanford, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Hanford · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Burlington, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Burlington · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Diepsloot, South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt
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Demonstration in Cranbourne, Australia
Severity 3 · Australia · Cranbourne · Source: gdelt
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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.