Risk events in Myanmar, May 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.

173 events were recorded: 4 earthquakes, 164 conflict events, and 5 unrest events.

173 eventsSources: gdelt · usgs · ucdp

173 events· Myanmar

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 23 events plottedNuclear alert in Mandalay, Myanmar · Myanmar · 3 May 2026Nuclear alert in Yangon, Myanmar · Myanmar · 3 May 2026Assault in Myingyan, Myanmar · Myanmar · 3 May 2026Military force used in Pyinmana, Myanmar · Myanmar · 2 May 2026Military posture change in Pyinmana, Myanmar · Myanmar · 2 May 2026Military force used in Mandalay, Myanmar · Myanmar · 2 May 2026Military force used in Yangon, Myanmar · Myanmar · 2 May 2026Military force used in Pyinmana, Myanmar · Myanmar · 2 May 2026State-based conflict in Lunglei, Myanmar · Myanmar · 2 May 2026Military force used in Mandalay, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Assault in Myingyan, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Nuclear alert in Mandalay, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Nuclear alert in Mandalay, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Nuclear alert in Yangon, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Nuclear alert in Minbu, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Military force used in Monywa, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Military force used in Yenangyaung, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Military force used in Mandalay, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026One-sided violence in Yenangyaung, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026State-based conflict in Lunglei, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026State-based conflict in Yenangyaung, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar · Myanmar · 1 May 2026M4.5 — 25 km W of Maubin, Burma (Myanmar) · Myanmar · 2 May 2026
Earthquake
4
1 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
164
21 in the list
Unrest
5
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

173 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Mandalay, Myanmar

    Severity 4 · Mandalay · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Yangon, Myanmar

    Severity 4 · Yangon · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Myingyan, Myanmar

    Severity 2 · Myingyan · Source: gdelt

  4. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 25 km W of Maubin, Burma (Myanmar)

    M4.5 · Maubin · Source: usgs

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Pyinmana, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Pyinmana · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military posture change in Pyinmana, Myanmar

    Severity 2 · Pyinmana · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Mandalay, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Mandalay · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Yangon, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Yangon · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Pyinmana, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Pyinmana · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Lunglei, Myanmar

    1 fatality · Lunglei · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Mandalay, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Mandalay · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Myingyan, Myanmar

    Severity 2 · Myingyan · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Mandalay, Myanmar

    Severity 4 · Mandalay · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Mandalay, Myanmar

    Severity 4 · Mandalay · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Yangon, Myanmar

    Severity 4 · Yangon · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Minbu, Myanmar

    Severity 4 · Minbu · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Monywa, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Monywa · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Yenangyaung, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Yenangyaung · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Mandalay, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Mandalay · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Yenangyaung, Myanmar

    3 fatalities · Yenangyaung · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Lunglei, Myanmar

    7 fatalities · Lunglei · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Yenangyaung, Myanmar

    2 fatalities · Yenangyaung · Source: ucdp

  23. Unrest

    Demonstration in Yangon, Myanmar

    Severity 3 · Yangon · 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.