Current risks in Asia

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.

2 earthquakes, 3,387 unrest events, 6 travel advisory changes, and 0 conflict events are active.

3395 eventsSources: U.S. Department of State · usgs · FCDO · gdelt

3395 events· AsiaFire activity within the 30-day mean

UnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events43 countries with events, 12 events plottedKazakhstan · 23 · Events per country, last 30 daysUzbekistan · 13 · Events per country, last 30 daysRussia · 1971 · Events per country, last 30 daysIsrael · 1162 · Events per country, last 30 daysLebanon · 436 · Events per country, last 30 daysPalestine · 1142 · Events per country, last 30 daysJordan · 107 · Events per country, last 30 daysUnited Arab Emirates · 131 · Events per country, last 30 daysQatar · 95 · Events per country, last 30 daysKuwait · 38 · Events per country, last 30 daysIraq · 254 · Events per country, last 30 daysOman · 105 · Events per country, last 30 daysCambodia · 24 · Events per country, last 30 daysThailand · 386 · Events per country, last 30 daysLaos · 11 · Events per country, last 30 daysMyanmar · 17 · Events per country, last 30 daysVietnam · 166 · Events per country, last 30 daysNorth Korea · 320 · Events per country, last 30 daysSouth Korea · 299 · Events per country, last 30 daysMongolia · 9 · Events per country, last 30 daysIndia · 3643 · Events per country, last 30 daysBangladesh · 226 · Events per country, last 30 daysBhutan · 4 · Events per country, last 30 daysNepal · 116 · Events per country, last 30 daysPakistan · 1147 · Events per country, last 30 daysAfghanistan · 256 · Events per country, last 30 daysTajikistan · 19 · Events per country, last 30 daysKyrgyzstan · 7 · Events per country, last 30 daysIran · 1443 · Events per country, last 30 daysSyria · 339 · Events per country, last 30 daysArmenia · 39 · Events per country, last 30 daysTurkey · 319 · Events per country, last 30 daysSri Lanka · 104 · Events per country, last 30 daysChina · 761 · Events per country, last 30 daysTaiwan · 142 · Events per country, last 30 daysAzerbaijan · 39 · Events per country, last 30 daysGeorgia · 13 · Events per country, last 30 daysPhilippines · 317 · Events per country, last 30 daysMalaysia · 86 · Events per country, last 30 daysBrunei · 1 · Events per country, last 30 daysJapan · 443 · Events per country, last 30 daysYemen · 750 · Events per country, last 30 daysSaudi Arabia · 593 · Events per country, last 30 daysDemonstration in Damascus, Syria · Syria · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Hanam, South Korea · South Korea · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Navi Mumbai, India · India · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Moscow, Russia · Russia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Saidu Sharif, Pakistan · Pakistan · 20 Aug 2026Strike in Jerusalem, Israel · Israel · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China) · Hong Kong (China) · 20 Aug 2026Strike in Bago, Philippines · Philippines · 20 Aug 2026M5.0 — 19 km NW of Fuji, China · China · 28 Aug 2026M5.0 — western Xizang · China · 27 Aug 2026
Events per country, last 30 daysfewermore
  • India: 3643
  • Russia: 1971
  • Iran: 1443
  • Israel: 1162
  • Pakistan: 1147

Totals for Asia, last 30 days

Earthquake
14
2 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
14,439
0 in the list
Unrest
3,167
3,387 in the list
Advisory
6
6 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Asia

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

Events by type in Asia

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 18.7
14
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 24,012.7
14,439
Unrest
90-day baseline: 5,140
3,167
Advisory
90-day baseline: 6.3
6

Events per day in Asia

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-0510868271019882
2026-08-0600958253037922
2026-08-07201027221014457
2026-08-080071411709760
2026-08-0900741175011191
2026-08-1000840232011893
2026-08-110098322804811
2026-08-1210106720808579
2026-08-131095619109717
2026-08-140093418206059
2026-08-150074214305678
2026-08-160080613708421
2026-08-170099317618815
2026-08-1820988221010758
2026-08-1900939189015796
2026-08-2010883223212687
2026-08-211000014634
2026-08-222000019301
2026-08-230000019475
2026-08-240000020013
2026-08-250000021626
2026-08-261000028183
2026-08-271000037093
2026-08-281000020484
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000018900
2026-08-310000326053
2026-09-010000044869
2026-09-020000026630
2026-09-030000089

Events

What is happening in Asia

3395 events · newest first

  1. Advisory

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

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

  2. Advisory

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

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

  3. Advisory

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

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

  4. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 19 km NW of Fuji, China

    M5.0 · China · Lu · Source: usgs

  5. Earthquake

    M5.0 — western Xizang

    M5.0 · China · Source: usgs

  6. Advisory

    FCDO lowered its advisory for Bahrain

    Level 3 → 1 · Bahrain · Source: FCDO

  7. Advisory

    FCDO lowered its advisory for Kuwait

    Level 3 → 1 · Kuwait · Source: FCDO

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Damascus, Syria

    Severity 3 · Syria · Damascus · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Hanam, South Korea

    Severity 3 · South Korea · Hanam · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Navi Mumbai, India

    Severity 3 · India · Navi Mumbai · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Japan · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Moscow, Russia

    Severity 3 · Russia · Moscow · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Saidu Sharif, Pakistan

    Severity 3 · Pakistan · Saidu Sharif · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Strike in Jerusalem, Israel

    Severity 3 · Israel · Jerusalem · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · China · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)

    Severity 3 · Hong Kong (China) · Hong Kong · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Strike in Bago, Philippines

    Severity 3 · Philippines · Bago · Source: gdelt

  18. Advisory

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

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

Geography

Countries with the most events

  1. 28% of events

  2. 15% of events

  3. 11% of events

  4. 9% of events

  5. 9% of events

  6. 9% of events

  7. 6% of events

  8. 6% of events

  9. 5% of events

  10. 3% of events

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.

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