Risk events in Europe, 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.

8968 events were recorded: 1 earthquake, 7412 conflict events, and 819 unrest events.

8968 eventsSources: gdelt

8968 events· Europe

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World map of risk events37 countries with events, 50 events plottedFrance · 566 · Events per country this monthSweden · 67 · Events per country this monthBelarus · 46 · Events per country this monthUkraine · 2029 · Events per country this monthPoland · 134 · Events per country this monthAustria · 58 · Events per country this monthHungary · 57 · Events per country this monthMoldova · 32 · Events per country this monthRomania · 155 · Events per country this monthLithuania · 67 · Events per country this monthLatvia · 89 · Events per country this monthEstonia · 20 · Events per country this monthGermany · 432 · Events per country this monthBulgaria · 48 · Events per country this monthGreece · 367 · Events per country this monthAlbania · 31 · Events per country this monthCroatia · 35 · Events per country this monthSwitzerland · 104 · Events per country this monthLuxembourg · 11 · Events per country this monthBelgium · 164 · Events per country this monthNetherlands · 152 · Events per country this monthPortugal · 71 · Events per country this monthSpain · 710 · Events per country this monthIreland · 355 · Events per country this monthItaly · 327 · Events per country this monthDenmark · 67 · Events per country this monthUnited Kingdom · 1755 · Events per country this monthIceland · 14 · Events per country this monthSlovenia · 2 · Events per country this monthFinland · 36 · Events per country this monthSlovakia · 5 · Events per country this monthCzechia · 31 · Events per country this monthCyprus · 29 · Events per country this monthBosnia and Herz. · 4 · Events per country this monthMacedonia · 7 · Events per country this monthSerbia · 63 · Events per country this monthMontenegro · 4 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Chalcis, Greece · Greece · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine · Ukraine · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Limoges, France · France · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Göttingen, Germany · Germany · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Koblenz, Germany · Germany · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Limoges, France · France · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Blackpool, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Edinburgh, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Frascati, Italy · Italy · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Mediaş, Romania · Romania · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine · Ukraine · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Sumy, Ukraine · Ukraine · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Hartlepool, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Melilla, Spain · Spain · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Watford, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Edinburgh, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Rugby, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Frascati, Italy · Italy · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Evora, Portugal · Portugal · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Lelystad, Netherlands · Netherlands · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Limoges, France · France · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Crawley, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine · Ukraine · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Sutton, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Leeds, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Belfast, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Belfast, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Riot in Lucerne, Switzerland · Switzerland · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Limerick, Ireland · Ireland · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium · Belgium · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in St-Malo, Jersey · Jersey · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Jyväskylä, Finland · Finland · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Dublin, Ireland · Ireland · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Riot in Lucerne, Switzerland · Switzerland · 6 Aug 2026Strike in Lambeth, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Berlin, Germany · Germany · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Belfast, United Kingdom · United Kingdom · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration in Budapest, Hungary · Hungary · 6 Aug 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Ukraine: 2029
  • United Kingdom: 1755
  • Spain: 710
  • France: 566
  • Germany: 432
Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
7,412
29 in the list
Unrest
819
21 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

8968 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Chalcis, Greece

    Severity 3 · Greece · Chalcis · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine

    Severity 3 · Ukraine · Irpin · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Limoges, France

    Severity 3 · France · Limoges · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Göttingen, Germany

    Severity 3 · Germany · Göttingen · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Koblenz, Germany

    Severity 3 · Germany · Koblenz · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Limoges, France

    Severity 3 · France · Limoges · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Blackpool · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Edinburgh · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Frascati, Italy

    Severity 3 · Italy · Frascati · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Mediaş, Romania

    Severity 3 · Romania · Mediaş · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine

    Severity 3 · Ukraine · Irpin · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Sumy, Ukraine

    Severity 3 · Ukraine · Sumy · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Hartlepool, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Hartlepool · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Melilla, Spain

    Severity 3 · Spain · Melilla · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Watford, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Watford · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Edinburgh · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Rugby, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Rugby · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Frascati, Italy

    Severity 3 · Italy · Frascati · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Evora, Portugal

    Severity 3 · Portugal · Evora · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Lelystad, Netherlands

    Severity 3 · Netherlands · Lelystad · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Sutton Coldfield · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Limoges, France

    Severity 3 · France · Limoges · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Crawley, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Crawley · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Irpin, Ukraine

    Severity 3 · Ukraine · Irpin · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Sutton, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Sutton · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Leeds, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Leeds · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Belfast, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Belfast · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Demonstration in Belfast, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Belfast · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Riot in Lucerne, Switzerland

    Severity 4 · Switzerland · Lucerne · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Demonstration in Limerick, Ireland

    Severity 3 · Ireland · Limerick · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Blackpool · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium

    Severity 3 · Belgium · Woluwe-Saint-Lambert · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Royal Leamington Spa · Source: gdelt

  39. Unrest

    Demonstration in St-Malo, Jersey

    Severity 3 · Jersey · St-Malo · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Blackpool · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Blackpool · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Demonstration in Jyväskylä, Finland

    Severity 3 · Finland · Jyväskylä · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Demonstration in Dublin, Ireland

    Severity 3 · Ireland · Dublin · Source: gdelt

  44. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  45. Unrest

    Riot in Lucerne, Switzerland

    Severity 4 · Switzerland · Lucerne · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Strike in Lambeth, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Lambeth · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Blackpool, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Blackpool · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Berlin, Germany

    Severity 3 · Germany · Berlin · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Belfast, United Kingdom

    Severity 3 · United Kingdom · Belfast · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Budapest, Hungary

    Severity 3 · Hungary · Budapest · 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.