Current risks in Taiwan

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.

13 conflict events, 25 unrest events, 0 earthquakes, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

38 eventsSources: gdelt

38 events· TaiwanFire activity within the 30-day mean

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 20 events plottedMilitary posture change in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Yilan, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Yilan, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tainan, Taiwan · Taiwan · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tainan, Taiwan · Taiwan · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Chiayi, Taiwan · Taiwan · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 17 Aug 2026Demonstration in Puli, Taiwan · Taiwan · 16 Aug 2026Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan · Taiwan · 16 Aug 2026

Totals for Taiwan, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
228
13 in the list
Unrest
25
25 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Taiwan

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

Events by type in Taiwan

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.7
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 199
228
Unrest
90-day baseline: 32.7
25
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Taiwan

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-040010103
2026-08-050021304
2026-08-060016202
2026-08-070020102
2026-08-080014002
2026-08-09008000
2026-08-100020100
2026-08-11007200
2026-08-120019102
2026-08-130028208
2026-08-140018100
2026-08-15009100
2026-08-16000200
2026-08-17009107
2026-08-18006100
2026-08-190010500
2026-08-200013100
2026-08-21000001
2026-08-22000001
2026-08-23000000
2026-08-24000000
2026-08-25000000
2026-08-26000001
2026-08-27000000
2026-08-28000000
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000002
2026-08-31000002
2026-09-01000000
2026-09-02000000

Events

What is happening in Taiwan

38 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military posture change in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military posture change in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military posture change in Yilan, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Yilan · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military posture change in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military posture change in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military posture change in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military posture change in Yilan, Taiwan

    Severity 2 · Yilan · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tainan, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Tainan · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Taipei · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tainan, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Tainan · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Demonstration in Chiayi, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Chiayi · Source: gdelt

  18. Unrest

    Demonstration in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  19. Unrest

    Demonstration in Puli, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Puli · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan

    Severity 3 · Taipei · 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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