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Risk events in Japan, 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.

605 events were recorded: 8 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert, 494 conflict events, and 102 unrest events.

605 eventsSources: usgs · gdelt

605 events· Japan

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Itoshima, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Okinawa, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Machida, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kitami, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Martial law in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Okinawa, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Assault in Yokosuka, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Assault in Sasebo, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Kobe, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Kitami, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Wakayama, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Kure, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Ginowan, Japan · Japan · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan · Japan · 20 Aug 2026M4.5 — 4 km NNW of Honchō, Japan · Japan · 23 Aug 2026M5.8 — 4 km N of Toride, Japan · Japan · 22 Aug 2026
Earthquake
8
2 in the list
Disaster
1
0 in the list
Conflict
494
46 in the list
Unrest
102
2 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

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 7.9
8
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0.3
1
Conflict
90-day baseline: 582.8
494
Unrest
90-day baseline: 84.4
102
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-011061057
2026-08-022082061
2026-08-030018600
2026-08-0400251044
2026-08-0500356064
2026-08-0610349066
2026-08-0700281064
2026-08-0800191055
2026-08-091025508
2026-08-1000264097
2026-08-1101225032
2026-08-1200351023
2026-08-13002613027
2026-08-1400376051
2026-08-1500188032
2026-08-1600197042
2026-08-1710246040
2026-08-18002711065
2026-08-1900307092
2026-08-2000322031
2026-08-210000060
2026-08-221000046
2026-08-231000078
2026-08-240000069
2026-08-250000064
2026-08-260000019
2026-08-270000013
2026-08-28000005
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000027
2026-08-310000022

Events

What is happening now

605 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 4 km NNW of Honchō, Japan

    M4.5 · Obihiro · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M5.8 — 4 km N of Toride, Japan

    M5.8 · Kashiwa · Source: usgs

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 2 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Itoshima, Japan

    Severity 3 · Itoshima · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Okinawa, Japan

    Severity 3 · Okinawa · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military posture change in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 2 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military posture change in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 2 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Machida, Japan

    Severity 3 · Machida · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military posture change in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 2 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Kitami, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kitami · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Assault in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 2 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military posture change in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 2 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Martial law in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Assault in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 2 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Okinawa, Japan

    Severity 3 · Okinawa · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Assault in Yokosuka, Japan

    Severity 2 · Yokosuka · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in Sasebo, Japan

    Severity 2 · Sasebo · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Kobe, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kobe · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Kitami, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kitami · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Wakayama, Japan

    Severity 3 · Wakayama · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Kure, Japan

    Severity 3 · Kure · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Matsumoto, Japan

    Severity 3 · Matsumoto · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Kawaguchi, Japan

    Severity 4 · Kawaguchi · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Ginowan, Japan

    Severity 3 · Ginowan · 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.