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.
58079 events were recorded: 187 earthquakes, 8 disaster alerts, 49642 conflict events, 8232 unrest events, and 9 advisory changes.
58079 eventsSources: gdelt
58079 events· the world
Unrest
- United States: 16535
- India: 4417
- Russia: 2459
- Ukraine: 2029
- Nigeria: 1801
- Earthquake
- 187
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 8
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 49,642
- 0 in the list
- Unrest
- 8,232
- 50 in the list
- Advisory
- 9
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
58079 events · newest first
- Unrest
Civil unrest in Athens, United States
Severity 4 · United States · Athens · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Exeter, United Kingdom
Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Exeter · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Russia
Severity 3 · Russia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Centreville, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Centreville · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Bakixanov (Bakikhanov), Azerbaijan
Severity 3 · Azerbaijan · Bakixanov (Bakikhanov) · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Kiryat Gat, Israel
Severity 3 · Israel · Kiryat Gat · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Lakeland, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Lakeland · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Downey, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Downey · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Daly City, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Daly City · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Orlando, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Orlando · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Strike in Trenton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Trenton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Saint-Gilles, Belgium
Severity 3 · Belgium · Saint-Gilles · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Scranton, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Scranton · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Fatwah, Bihar, India
Severity 3 · India · Fatwah, Bihar · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Canada
Severity 3 · Canada · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Guyana
Severity 3 · Guyana · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Washington, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Washington · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Guyana
Severity 3 · Guyana · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Matlapaneng, South Africa
Severity 3 · South Africa · Matlapaneng · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Australia
Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Neftekamsk, Russia
Severity 3 · Russia · Neftekamsk · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Milton Keynes · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Columbia, United States
Severity 3 · United States · Columbia · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
- Unrest
Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Severity 3 · Jamaica · Montego Bay · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
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.