Risk events in Kazakhstan, August 2026

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33 events were recorded: 27 conflict events and 6 unrest events.

33 eventsSources: gdelt

33 events· Kazakhstan

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 33 events plottedMilitary force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Orenburg, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kara-Balta, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 13 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Atyrau, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 13 Aug 2026Military force used in Atyrau, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 13 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 13 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 8 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 6 Aug 2026Assault in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 4 Aug 2026Military mobilization in Taraz, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 4 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 3 Aug 2026Assault in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 3 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 2 Aug 2026Demonstration in Orenburg, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 14 Aug 2026Strike in Almaty, Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 10 Aug 2026Demonstration in Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 8 Aug 2026Demonstration in Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 5 Aug 2026Demonstration in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 4 Aug 2026Demonstration in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan · 3 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
27
27 in the list
Unrest
6
6 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: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 37.5
27
Unrest
90-day baseline: 7.9
6
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-0100000760
2026-08-0200300399
2026-08-03002100
2026-08-04002100
2026-08-0500010119
2026-08-0600100211
2026-08-0700000200
2026-08-0800110199
2026-08-0900100484
2026-08-1000110169
2026-08-110000088
2026-08-1200200316
2026-08-1300400317
2026-08-1400310583
2026-08-1500000491
2026-08-1600200536
2026-08-17000001186
2026-08-1800100365
2026-08-1900100158
2026-08-20003008
2026-08-2100000170
2026-08-220000039
2026-08-230000033
2026-08-240000074
2026-08-2500000167
2026-08-2600000119
2026-08-2700000103
2026-08-2800000133
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-3000000156
2026-08-3100000149

Events

What is happening now

33 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military posture change in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 2 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Orenburg, Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Orenburg · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Kara-Balta, Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Kara-Balta · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Orenburg, Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Orenburg · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Atyrau, Kazakhstan

    Severity 4 · Atyrau · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Atyrau, Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Atyrau · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Ekibastuz · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Strike in Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Almaty · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  22. Unrest

    Demonstration in Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Astana (Nur-Sultan) · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  24. Unrest

    Demonstration in Astana (Nur-Sultan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Astana (Nur-Sultan) · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 2 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Taraz, Kazakhstan

    Severity 2 · Taraz · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Assault in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 2 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Demonstration in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan

    Severity 3 · Jezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) · 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.