Risk events in the world, May 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.
93265 events were recorded: 127 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert, 80128 conflict events, and 13009 unrest events.
93265 eventsSources: gdelt · usgs
93265 events· the world
ConflictUnrestEarthquake
- United States: 28551
- India: 5431
- Iran: 3977
- Russia: 3365
- Ukraine: 3099
- Earthquake
- 127
- 5 in the list
- Disaster
- 1
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 80,128
- 15 in the list
- Unrest
- 13,009
- 30 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
93265 events · newest first
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Comilla, Bangladesh
Severity 3 · Bangladesh · Comilla · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Hanford, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Hanford · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Scranton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Scranton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Arden-Arcade, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Arden-Arcade · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Australia
Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Greenwood, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Greenwood · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Chandigarh, India
Severity 3 · India · Chandigarh · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Trenton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Trenton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in East Orange, United States
Severity 3 · United States · East Orange · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala
Severity 3 · Guatemala · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Portland, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Portland · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Renton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Renton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Trenton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Trenton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Grand Island, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Grand Island · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in East Orange, United States
Severity 3 · United States · East Orange · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Riot in Trenton, United States
Severity 4 · United States · Trenton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Missoula, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Missoula · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Great Falls, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Great Falls · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Manikganj, Bangladesh
Severity 3 · Bangladesh · Manikganj · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Roodepoort, South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Masvingo, South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Masvingo · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Oudtshoorn · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Dondo, Mozambique
Severity 3 · Mozambique · Dondo · Source: gdelt
- Earthquake
M5.0 — 153 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
M5.0 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.3 — 209 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
M5.3 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — Owen Fracture Zone region
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.1 — Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M5.1 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.4 — Kermadec Islands region
M5.4 · Source: usgs
- Conflict
Martial law in Washington, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Washington · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
- Conflict
Military force used in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Severity 3 · United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
- Conflict
Military force used in Bandar Abbas, Iran
Severity 3 · Iran · Bandar Abbas · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
- Conflict
Military force used in Grand Island, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Grand Island · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Novomoskovsk, Ukraine
Severity 3 · Ukraine · Novomoskovsk · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
- Conflict
Military force used in Fairfield, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Fairfield · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Edmond, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Edmond · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Lincoln, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Lincoln · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Smyrna, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Smyrna · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Renton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Renton · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia
Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt
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.