Risk events in South Korea, 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.

552 events were recorded: 499 conflict events and 53 unrest events.

552 eventsSources: gdelt

552 events· South Korea

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 2 events plottedMilitary force used in Seoul, South Korea · South Korea · 1 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Seoul, South Korea · South Korea · 1 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
499
2 in the list
Unrest
53
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

552 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Seoul, South Korea

    Severity 3 · Seoul · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Seoul, South Korea

    Severity 4 · Seoul · 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.