Risk events in China, 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.

1200 events were recorded: 17 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert, 994 conflict events, and 188 unrest events.

1200 eventsSources: gdelt · usgs

1200 events· China

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Longjing, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Huazhou, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Shantou, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Shilong, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Gangu, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Langfang, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military posture change in Yunfu, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military posture change in Yunfu, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Anshun, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Gannan, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Yizheng, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in China · China · 20 Aug 2026Strike in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Xiaogan, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Deqing, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tianshui, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China · China · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Langfang, China · China · 20 Aug 2026M4.7 — 265 km SSE of Dunhuang, China · China · 19 Aug 2026
Earthquake
17
1 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
994
31 in the list
Unrest
188
18 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

1200 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Severity 2 · Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military posture change in Langfang, China

    Severity 2 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Longjing, China

    Severity 3 · Longjing · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Huazhou, China

    Severity 3 · Huazhou · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Shantou, China

    Severity 3 · Shantou · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military posture change in Langfang, China

    Severity 2 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military posture change in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Shilong, China

    Severity 3 · Shilong · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military posture change in Langfang, China

    Severity 2 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Assault in Langfang, China

    Severity 2 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  18. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Demonstration in Yizheng, China

    Severity 3 · Yizheng · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  21. Unrest

    Demonstration in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Severity 3 · Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu · Source: gdelt

  22. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  23. Unrest

    Demonstration in China

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  24. Unrest

    Demonstration in China

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  25. Unrest

    Strike in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  26. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  28. Unrest

    Demonstration in Xiaogan, China

    Severity 3 · Xiaogan · Source: gdelt

  29. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Demonstration in Deqing, China

    Severity 3 · Deqing · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Demonstration in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Severity 3 · Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  36. Earthquake

    M4.7 — 265 km SSE of Dunhuang, China

    M4.7 · Golmud · Source: usgs

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Gangu, China

    Severity 3 · Gangu · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Langfang, China

    Severity 4 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military posture change in Yunfu, China

    Severity 2 · Yunfu · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military posture change in Yunfu, China

    Severity 2 · Yunfu · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Anshun, China

    Severity 3 · Anshun · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Gannan, China

    Severity 3 · Gannan · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · 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.