Current risks in Iceland

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.

1 conflict event, 1 unrest event, 0 earthquakes, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

2 eventsSources: gdelt

2 events· Iceland

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 2 events plottedMilitary force used in Reykjavik, Iceland · Iceland · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Reykjavik, Iceland · Iceland · 11 Aug 2026

Totals for Iceland, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
13
1 in the list
Unrest
1
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Iceland

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

Events by type in Iceland

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.7
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 22.3
13
Unrest
90-day baseline: 3.7
1
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Iceland

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
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2026-08-09000000
2026-08-10002000
2026-08-11003100
2026-08-12001000
2026-08-13000000
2026-08-14000000
2026-08-15001000
2026-08-16000000
2026-08-17000000
2026-08-18000000
2026-08-19000000
2026-08-20001000
2026-08-21000000
2026-08-22000000
2026-08-23000000
2026-08-24000000
2026-08-25000000
2026-08-26000000
2026-08-27000000
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2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000000
2026-08-31000000
2026-09-01000000
2026-09-02000000

Events

What is happening in Iceland

2 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Reykjavik, Iceland

    Severity 3 · Reykjavik · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Reykjavik, Iceland

    Severity 3 · Reykjavik · 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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