Current risks in Nepal

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.

5 conflict events, 39 unrest events, 0 earthquakes, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

44 eventsSources: gdelt

44 events· NepalFire activity within the 30-day mean

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 15 events plottedMilitary force used in Kathmandu, Nepal · Nepal · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Birgunj (Birganj), Nepal · Nepal · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Nepalgunj (Nepalganj), Nepal · Nepal · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Pokhara, Nepal · Nepal · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), Nepal · Nepal · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal · Nepal · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Madhubani, Nepal · Nepal · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Pokhara, Nepal · Nepal · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Biratnagar, Nepal · Nepal · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal · Nepal · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Pokhara, Nepal · Nepal · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Pokhara, Nepal · Nepal · 16 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal · Nepal · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal · Nepal · 13 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal · Nepal · 13 Aug 2026

Totals for Nepal, last 30 days

Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
109
5 in the list
Unrest
36
39 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Nepal

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type in Nepal

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.7
1
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 138.3
109
Unrest
90-day baseline: 57
36
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Nepal

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-04008300
2026-08-05005500
2026-08-06007500
2026-08-07009300
2026-08-08006100
2026-08-09007000
2026-08-10003200
2026-08-11006301
2026-08-12009400
2026-08-13008200
2026-08-14007100
2026-08-15006000
2026-08-16008100
2026-08-17001300
2026-08-18008200
2026-08-19006100
2026-08-20005000
2026-08-21000000
2026-08-22000000
2026-08-23000000
2026-08-24000000
2026-08-25000000
2026-08-26100000
2026-08-27000000
2026-08-28000000
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000000
2026-08-31000000
2026-09-01000000
2026-09-02000000

Events

What is happening in Nepal

44 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Kathmandu · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Birgunj (Birganj), Nepal

    Severity 2 · Birgunj (Birganj) · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Nepalgunj (Nepalganj), Nepal

    Severity 3 · Nepalgunj (Nepalganj) · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Pokhara, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Pokhara · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), Nepal

    Severity 3 · Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Kathmandu · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Madhubani, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Madhubani · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Pokhara, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Pokhara · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Biratnagar, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Biratnagar · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Kathmandu · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Pokhara, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Pokhara · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Pokhara, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Pokhara · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Kathmandu · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Kathmandu · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kathmandu, Nepal

    Severity 3 · Kathmandu · 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.

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