Risk events in the world, September 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.
16 events were recorded: 3 earthquakes.
16 eventsSources: usgs · gdacs
16 events· the world
Earthquake
- Iran: 0
- Earthquake
- 3
- 15 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 1 in the list
- Conflict
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Unrest
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 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
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2026-09-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Events
What is happening now
16 events · newest first
- Earthquake
M5.4 — 53 km W of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
M5.4 · Papua New Guinea · Bulolo · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.9 — southern East Pacific Rise
M5.9 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 78 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.6 — 71 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
M5.6 · Huixtla, Chiapas · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — South Sandwich Islands region
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 70 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand
M5.2 · New Zealand · Glenorchy · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.3 — 66 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand
M5.3 · New Zealand · Glenorchy · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.1 — 91 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M5.1 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 95 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.6 — 159 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
M5.6 · Indonesia · Wamena · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.0 — 118 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
M5.0 · Isangel · Source: usgs
- Disaster
Orange flood alert in Nepal
Red alert · Source: gdacs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 44 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
M5.2 · Jose Abad Santos · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.6 — 82 km SE of Maba, Indonesia
M5.6 · Ternate City · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.2 — 93 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M5.2 · Source: usgs
- Earthquake
M5.3 — 89 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
M5.3 · 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.