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Risk events in the world, August 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.

58078 events were recorded: 186 earthquakes, 9 disaster alerts, 49642 conflict events, 8232 unrest events, and 9 advisory changes.

58078 eventsSources: usgs · U.S. Department of State · gdacs

58078 events· the world

Earthquake

World map of risk events163 countries with events, 44 events plottedFiji · 13 · Events per country this monthTanzania · 25 · Events per country this monthCanada · 1238 · Events per country this monthUnited States of America · 16535 · Events per country this monthKazakhstan · 29 · Events per country this monthUzbekistan · 14 · Events per country this monthPapua New Guinea · 19 · Events per country this monthIndonesia · 293 · Events per country this monthArgentina · 69 · Events per country this monthChile · 45 · Events per country this monthDem. Rep. Congo · 53 · Events per country this monthSomalia · 155 · Events per country this monthKenya · 307 · Events per country this monthSudan · 273 · Events per country this monthChad · 48 · Events per country this monthHaiti · 68 · Events per country this monthDominican Rep. · 14 · Events per country this monthRussia · 2459 · Events per country this monthBahamas · 20 · Events per country this monthGreenland · 24 · Events per country this monthSouth Africa · 617 · Events per country this monthLesotho · 10 · Events per country this monthMexico · 358 · Events per country this monthUruguay · 5 · Events per country this monthBrazil · 137 · Events per country this monthBolivia · 16 · Events per country this monthPeru · 71 · Events per country this monthColombia · 242 · Events per country this monthPanama · 35 · Events per country this monthCosta Rica · 23 · Events per country this monthNicaragua · 4 · Events per country this monthHonduras · 11 · Events per country this monthEl Salvador · 40 · Events per country this monthGuatemala · 17 · Events per country this monthBelize · 17 · Events per country this monthVenezuela · 112 · Events per country this monthGuyana · 30 · Events per country this monthSuriname · 2 · Events per country this monthFrance · 566 · Events per country this monthEcuador · 24 · Events per country this monthPuerto Rico · 15 · Events per country this monthJamaica · 72 · Events per country this monthCuba · 140 · Events per country this monthZimbabwe · 107 · Events per country this monthBotswana · 14 · Events per country this monthNamibia · 34 · Events per country this monthSenegal · 5 · Events per country this monthMali · 59 · Events per country this monthMauritania · 1 · Events per country this monthBenin · 18 · Events per country this monthNiger · 52 · Events per country this monthNigeria · 1801 · Events per country this monthCameroon · 31 · Events per country this monthTogo · 4 · Events per country this monthGhana · 151 · Events per country this monthCôte d'Ivoire · 8 · Events per country this monthGuinea · 18 · Events per country this monthLiberia · 52 · Events per country this monthSierra Leone · 8 · Events per country this monthBurkina Faso · 10 · Events per country this monthCentral African Rep. · 4 · Events per country this monthCongo · 54 · Events per country this monthGabon · 2 · Events per country this monthEq. Guinea · 1 · Events per country this monthZambia · 54 · Events per country this monthMalawi · 50 · Events per country this monthMozambique · 18 · Events per country this monthAngola · 8 · Events per country this monthBurundi · 5 · Events per country this monthIsrael · 1413 · Events per country this monthLebanon · 493 · Events per country this monthMadagascar · 4 · Events per country this monthPalestine · 1394 · Events per country this monthGambia · 2 · Events per country this monthTunisia · 17 · Events per country this monthAlgeria · 22 · Events per country this monthJordan · 143 · Events per country this monthUnited Arab Emirates · 150 · Events per country this monthQatar · 107 · Events per country this monthKuwait · 78 · Events per country this monthIraq · 315 · Events per country this monthOman · 125 · Events per country this monthCambodia · 28 · Events per country this monthThailand · 427 · Events per country this monthLaos · 15 · Events per country this monthMyanmar · 20 · Events per country this monthVietnam · 195 · Events per country this monthNorth Korea · 334 · Events per country this monthSouth Korea · 332 · Events per country this monthMongolia · 12 · Events per country this monthIndia · 4417 · Events per country this monthBangladesh · 277 · Events per country this monthBhutan · 4 · Events per country this monthNepal · 165 · Events per country this monthPakistan · 1474 · Events per country this monthAfghanistan · 314 · Events per country this monthTajikistan · 19 · Events per country this monthKyrgyzstan · 9 · Events per country this monthIran · 1790 · Events per country this monthSyria · 365 · Events per country this monthArmenia · 45 · Events per country this monthSweden · 67 · Events per country this monthBelarus · 46 · Events per country this monthUkraine · 2029 · Events per country this monthPoland · 134 · Events per country this monthAustria · 58 · Events per country this monthHungary · 57 · Events per country this monthMoldova · 32 · Events per country this monthRomania · 155 · Events per country this monthLithuania · 67 · Events per country this monthLatvia · 89 · Events per country this monthEstonia · 20 · Events per country this monthGermany · 432 · Events per country this monthBulgaria · 48 · Events per country this monthGreece · 367 · Events per country this monthTurkey · 375 · Events per country this monthAlbania · 31 · Events per country this monthCroatia · 35 · Events per country this monthSwitzerland · 104 · Events per country this monthLuxembourg · 11 · Events per country this monthBelgium · 164 · Events per country this monthNetherlands · 152 · Events per country this monthPortugal · 71 · Events per country this monthSpain · 710 · Events per country this monthIreland · 355 · Events per country this monthSolomon Is. · 1 · Events per country this monthNew Zealand · 199 · Events per country this monthAustralia · 1135 · Events per country this monthSri Lanka · 139 · Events per country this monthChina · 933 · Events per country this monthTaiwan · 162 · Events per country this monthItaly · 327 · Events per country this monthDenmark · 67 · Events per country this monthUnited Kingdom · 1755 · Events per country this monthIceland · 14 · Events per country this monthAzerbaijan · 46 · Events per country this monthGeorgia · 25 · Events per country this monthPhilippines · 367 · Events per country this monthMalaysia · 107 · Events per country this monthBrunei · 1 · Events per country this monthSlovenia · 2 · Events per country this monthFinland · 36 · Events per country this monthSlovakia · 5 · Events per country this monthCzechia · 31 · Events per country this monthEritrea · 11 · Events per country this monthJapan · 501 · Events per country this monthParaguay · 4 · Events per country this monthYemen · 801 · Events per country this monthSaudi Arabia · 689 · Events per country this monthCyprus · 29 · Events per country this monthMorocco · 373 · Events per country this monthEgypt · 163 · Events per country this monthLibya · 63 · Events per country this monthEthiopia · 101 · Events per country this monthDjibouti · 1 · Events per country this monthUganda · 144 · Events per country this monthRwanda · 30 · Events per country this monthBosnia and Herz. · 4 · Events per country this monthMacedonia · 7 · Events per country this monthSerbia · 63 · Events per country this monthMontenegro · 4 · Events per country this monthTrinidad and Tobago · 9 · Events per country this monthS. Sudan · 49 · Events per country this monthM5.5 — 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · Indonesia · 31 Aug 2026M5.8 — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 30 Aug 2026M5.1 — South Sandwich Islands region · 30 Aug 2026M5.0 — 64 km W of Labuha, Indonesia · 29 Aug 2026M5.1 — Southwest Indian Ridge · 29 Aug 2026M5.0 — 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 28 Aug 2026M5.0 — 172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 28 Aug 2026M5.0 — 109 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu · 28 Aug 2026M5.0 — 19 km NW of Fuji, China · China · 28 Aug 2026M5.2 — southeast Indian Ridge · 28 Aug 2026M5.0 — northern East Pacific Rise · 28 Aug 2026M6.0 — 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia · 27 Aug 2026M5.0 — western Xizang · China · 27 Aug 2026M5.3 — 54 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 27 Aug 2026M5.3 — Volcano Islands, Japan region · 27 Aug 2026M5.1 — South Atlantic Ocean · 27 Aug 2026M5.6 — 209 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan · 26 Aug 2026M5.0 — 54 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia · 26 Aug 2026M5.2 — 55 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal · Nepal · 26 Aug 2026M5.2 — 258 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 25 Aug 2026M5.0 — 62 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 25 Aug 2026M5.5 — south of the Fiji Islands · 25 Aug 2026M5.0 — 31 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 25 Aug 2026M5.5 — 108 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 25 Aug 2026M5.0 — 209 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 24 Aug 2026M6.0 — 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste · 24 Aug 2026M5.0 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 24 Aug 2026M5.5 — 207 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 24 Aug 2026M5.0 — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 23 Aug 2026M5.1 — 208 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska · 23 Aug 2026M5.2 — 126 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands · 23 Aug 2026M5.2 — 63 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 23 Aug 2026M6.0 — 32 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 23 Aug 2026M5.3 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 23 Aug 2026M5.2 — 124 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 23 Aug 2026M5.8 — 4 km N of Toride, Japan · Japan · 22 Aug 2026M6.2 — Scotia Sea · 22 Aug 2026M5.7 — Scotia Sea · 22 Aug 2026M5.0 — 45 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 22 Aug 2026M5.0 — 6 km S of Kitcharao, Philippines · Philippines · 22 Aug 2026M5.3 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 22 Aug 2026M5.2 — 38 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 22 Aug 2026M5.7 — 194 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia · 21 Aug 2026M5.4 — South Sandwich Islands region · 21 Aug 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • United States: 16535
  • India: 4417
  • Russia: 2459
  • Ukraine: 2029
  • Nigeria: 1801
Earthquake
186
44 in the list
Disaster
9
2 in the list
Conflict
49,642
0 in the list
Unrest
8,232
0 in the list
Advisory
9
4 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 203.2
186
Disaster
90-day baseline: 10
9
Conflict
90-day baseline: 69,843
49,642
Unrest
90-day baseline: 12,117.9
8,232
Advisory
90-day baseline: 9
9

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-01811851253086552
2026-08-02801755291063278
2026-08-03202446436110
2026-08-04202430444011033
2026-08-051102688519090130
2026-08-063027795290113414
2026-08-07412685468070001
2026-08-08511936260075690
2026-08-09401733304067412
2026-08-10502398441077791
2026-08-11302838490064642
2026-08-12513120466072153
2026-08-13702977453067604
2026-08-141402885420062667
2026-08-151602059285063924
2026-08-16812062291067134
2026-08-171002838419291160
2026-08-18412854513040967
2026-08-196026884760102411
2026-08-201302620474291127
2026-08-216000093856
2026-08-2270000109113
2026-08-237000088506
2026-08-2440000103786
2026-08-255000098724
2026-08-2630000105873
2026-08-2752000140803
2026-08-286100096804
2026-08-29200000
2026-08-302000083339
2026-08-3110004103749

Events

What is happening now

58078 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.5 · Indonesia · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  2. Advisory

    U.S. Department of State raised its advisory for Tajikistan

    Level 1 → 2 · Tajikistan · Source: U.S. Department of State

  3. Advisory

    U.S. Department of State lowered its advisory for Tajikistan

    Level 2 → 1 · Tajikistan · Source: U.S. Department of State

  4. Advisory

    U.S. Department of State raised its advisory for Sao Tome And Principe

    Level 2 → 3 · Sao Tome And Principe · Source: U.S. Department of State

  5. Advisory

    U.S. Department of State lowered its advisory for Bangladesh

    Level 3 → 2 · Bangladesh · Source: U.S. Department of State

  6. Earthquake

    M5.8 — Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    M5.8 · Source: usgs

  7. Earthquake

    M5.1 — South Sandwich Islands region

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  8. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 64 km W of Labuha, Indonesia

    M5.0 · Ternate City · Source: usgs

  9. Earthquake

    M5.1 — Southwest Indian Ridge

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  10. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    M5.0 · Kimbe · Source: usgs

  11. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

    M5.0 · Zaozërnyy · Source: usgs

  12. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 109 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    M5.0 · Isangel · Source: usgs

  13. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 19 km NW of Fuji, China

    M5.0 · China · Lu · Source: usgs

  14. Earthquake

    M5.2 — southeast Indian Ridge

    M5.2 · Source: usgs

  15. Earthquake

    M5.0 — northern East Pacific Rise

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  16. Earthquake

    M6.0 — 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia

    M6.0 · Alula · Source: usgs

  17. Earthquake

    M5.0 — western Xizang

    M5.0 · China · Source: usgs

  18. Earthquake

    M5.3 — 54 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

    M5.3 · Labuan Bajo · Source: usgs

  19. Disaster

    Orange flood alert in China

    Orange alert · Source: gdacs

  20. Disaster

    Orange flood alert in India

    Orange alert · Source: gdacs

  21. Earthquake

    M5.3 — Volcano Islands, Japan region

    M5.3 · Source: usgs

  22. Earthquake

    M5.1 — South Atlantic Ocean

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  23. Earthquake

    M5.6 — 209 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan

    M5.6 · Ishinomaki · Source: usgs

  24. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 54 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

    M5.0 · Ende · Source: usgs

  25. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 55 km NW of Kodāri̇̄, Nepal

    M5.2 · Nepal · Kathmandu · Source: usgs

  26. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 258 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

    M5.2 · Source: usgs

  27. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 62 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.0 · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  28. Earthquake

    M5.5 — south of the Fiji Islands

    M5.5 · Source: usgs

  29. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 31 km S of Nemuro, Japan

    M5.0 · Kitami · Source: usgs

  30. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 108 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan

    M5.5 · Taitung · Source: usgs

  31. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 209 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    M5.0 · Lautem · Source: usgs

  32. Earthquake

    M6.0 — 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    M6.0 · Lautem · Source: usgs

  33. Earthquake

    M5.0 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  34. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 207 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia

    M5.5 · Source: usgs

  35. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 231 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  36. Earthquake

    M5.1 — 208 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska

    M5.1 · Source: usgs

  37. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 126 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

    M5.2 · Lata · Source: usgs

  38. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 63 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.2 · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  39. Earthquake

    M6.0 — 32 km SSW of Honchō, Japan

    M6.0 · Obihiro · Source: usgs

  40. Earthquake

    M5.3 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    M5.3 · Source: usgs

  41. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 124 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    M5.2 · Kirakira · Source: usgs

  42. Earthquake

    M5.8 — 4 km N of Toride, Japan

    M5.8 · Japan · Kashiwa · Source: usgs

  43. Earthquake

    M6.2 — Scotia Sea

    M6.2 · Source: usgs

  44. Earthquake

    M5.7 — Scotia Sea

    M5.7 · Source: usgs

  45. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 45 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines

    M5.0 · Manay · Source: usgs

  46. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 6 km S of Kitcharao, Philippines

    M5.0 · Philippines · Claver, Surigao del Norte · Source: usgs

  47. Earthquake

    M5.3 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    M5.3 · Source: usgs

  48. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 38 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.2 · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  49. Earthquake

    M5.7 — 194 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia

    M5.7 · Source: usgs

  50. Earthquake

    M5.4 — South Sandwich Islands region

    M5.4 · 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.