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Risk events in Sri Lanka, 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.

181 events were recorded: 151 conflict events and 30 unrest events.

181 eventsSources: gdelt

181 events· Sri Lanka

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 31 events plottedMilitary force used in Matara, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 6 May 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 6 May 2026Military force used in Ramanathapuram, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 6 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 6 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 5 May 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 5 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 5 May 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 5 May 2026Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 5 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 4 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 4 May 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 3 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 3 May 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 2 May 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 2 May 2026Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026Assault in Matara, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026Riot in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 6 May 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 4 May 2026Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 4 May 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 4 May 2026Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 4 May 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 3 May 2026Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 3 May 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 3 May 2026Demonstration in Galle, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 3 May 2026Strike in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 1 May 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
151
20 in the list
Unrest
30
11 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

181 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Matara, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Matara · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Ramanathapuram, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Ramanathapuram · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Riot in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 4 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  21. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  22. Unrest

    Demonstration in Galle, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Galle · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Assault in Matara, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Matara · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Strike in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · 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.