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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: 187 earthquakes, 8 disaster alerts, 49642 conflict events, 8232 unrest events, and 9 advisory changes.

58078 eventsSources: gdelt

58078 events· the world

Conflict

World map of risk events163 countries with events, 50 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 · 294 · 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 monthMilitary force used in Berlin, Germany · Germany · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia · Zambia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa · South Africa · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Manzini, South Africa · South Africa · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Hong Kong · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa · South Africa · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Warwick, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Berhampur, India · India · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Sambalpur, India · India · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Limerick, Ireland · Ireland · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Centreville, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Hanford, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Lucknow (Lakhnau), India · India · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Evora, Portugal · Portugal · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Lamia, Greece · Greece · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Killeen, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Aley, Lebanon · Lebanon · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Pyongyang, North Korea · North Korea · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Seoul, South Korea · South Korea · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in High Point, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Hamhung, North Korea · North Korea · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Windhoek West, Namibia · Namibia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Grand Island, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Shush, Iran · Iran · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Russia · Russia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Anchorage, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Macon, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Suryapet, India · India · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Paris, France · France · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Bakixanov (Bakikhanov), Azerbaijan · Azerbaijan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Cambridge, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Yerevan, Armenia · Armenia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Athens, Greece · Greece · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Tulcea, Romania · Romania · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Blackpool · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Machida, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tulcea, Romania · Romania · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Peristeri, Greece · Greece · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Framingham, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Shush, Iran · Iran · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Nevsehir, Turkey · Turkey · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Hamhung, North Korea · North Korea · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Seoul, South Korea · South Korea · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Skardu, India · India · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Omsk, Russia · Russia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Hingoli, India · India · 20 Aug 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • 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
50 in the list
Unrest
8,232
0 in the list
Advisory
9
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

58078 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Berlin, Germany

    Severity 3 · Germany · Berlin · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Chongwe, Zambia

    Severity 3 · Zambia · Chongwe · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Roodepoort, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Roodepoort · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Manzini, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Manzini · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Hong Kong

    Severity 3 · Hong Kong · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Diepsloot, South Africa

    Severity 3 · South Africa · Diepsloot · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Warwick, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Warwick · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Berhampur, India

    Severity 4 · India · Berhampur · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Sambalpur, India

    Severity 4 · India · Sambalpur · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Limerick, Ireland

    Severity 3 · Ireland · Limerick · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Centreville, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Centreville · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Hanford, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Hanford · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Washington · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Lucknow (Lakhnau), India

    Severity 3 · India · Lucknow (Lakhnau) · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Evora, Portugal

    Severity 3 · Portugal · Evora · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Japan · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Lamia, Greece

    Severity 3 · Greece · Lamia · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Killeen, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Killeen · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Aley, Lebanon

    Severity 3 · Lebanon · Aley · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Pyongyang, North Korea

    Severity 3 · North Korea · Pyongyang · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Seoul, South Korea

    Severity 3 · South Korea · Seoul · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in High Point, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · High Point · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamhung, North Korea

    Severity 3 · North Korea · Hamhung · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Windhoek West, Namibia

    Severity 3 · Namibia · Windhoek West · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Shush, Iran

    Severity 3 · Iran · Shush · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Russia

    Severity 3 · Russia · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Anchorage, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Anchorage · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Macon, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Macon · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Suryapet, India

    Severity 3 · India · Suryapet · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Paris, France

    Severity 3 · France · Paris · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Bakixanov (Bakikhanov), Azerbaijan

    Severity 3 · Azerbaijan · Bakixanov (Bakikhanov) · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Cambridge, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Cambridge · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Yerevan, Armenia

    Severity 3 · Armenia · Yerevan · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Athens, Greece

    Severity 3 · Greece · Athens · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Tulcea, Romania

    Severity 4 · Romania · Tulcea · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Blackpool

    Severity 3 · Blackpool · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Machida, Japan

    Severity 3 · Japan · Machida · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Japan · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Saudi Arabia · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Tulcea, Romania

    Severity 3 · Romania · Tulcea · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Peristeri, Greece

    Severity 3 · Greece · Peristeri · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Framingham, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Framingham · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Shush, Iran

    Severity 3 · Iran · Shush · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Nevsehir, Turkey

    Severity 3 · Turkey · Nevsehir · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamhung, North Korea

    Severity 3 · North Korea · Hamhung · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Seoul, South Korea

    Severity 3 · South Korea · Seoul · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Skardu, India

    Severity 3 · India · Skardu · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Omsk, Russia

    Severity 3 · Russia · Omsk · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Hingoli, India

    Severity 3 · India · Hingoli · 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.