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

1200 events· China

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedAssault in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Yantai, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Songjiang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Yunfu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Guangzhou, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Yiwu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military mobilization in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Yiwu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military posture change in Hancheng, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Dalian, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Dalian, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Longjing, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Mass violence in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military posture change in Songjiang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military posture change in Yangzhou, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Songjiang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Taixing, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Langfang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Nyingchi, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military posture change in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Yiwu, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Yueyang, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Longyan, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Tianshui, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Strike in Shihezi, China · China · 18 Aug 2026Strike in Yingtan, China · China · 18 Aug 2026
Earthquake
17
0 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
994
48 in the list
Unrest
188
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

1200 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Assault in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Langfang, China

    Severity 4 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Yantai, China

    Severity 3 · Yantai · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Assault in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Songjiang, China

    Severity 3 · Songjiang · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Assault in Yunfu, China

    Severity 2 · Yunfu · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Assault in Guangzhou, China

    Severity 2 · Guangzhou · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Assault in Yiwu, China

    Severity 2 · Yiwu · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Yiwu, China

    Severity 2 · Yiwu · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Assault in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military posture change in Hancheng, China

    Severity 2 · Hancheng · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Dalian, China

    Severity 3 · Dalian · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Dalian, China

    Severity 3 · Dalian · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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

  19. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Tianshui, China

    Severity 4 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Longjing, China

    Severity 3 · Longjing · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Mass violence in Langfang, China

    Severity 4 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military posture change in Songjiang, China

    Severity 2 · Songjiang · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military posture change in Yangzhou, China

    Severity 2 · Yangzhou · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Songjiang, China

    Severity 3 · Songjiang · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Taicang, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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

  34. Conflict

    Assault in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Taixing, China

    Severity 4 · Taixing · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Langfang, China

    Severity 3 · Langfang · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Assault in Nyingchi, China

    Severity 2 · Nyingchi · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military posture change in Tianshui, China

    Severity 2 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Yiwu, China

    Severity 3 · Yiwu · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Yueyang, China

    Severity 3 · Yueyang · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Longyan, China

    Severity 3 · Longyan · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Tianshui, China

    Severity 3 · Tianshui · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Strike in Shihezi, China

    Severity 3 · Shihezi · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Strike in Yingtan, China

    Severity 3 · Yingtan · 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.