Current risks in Malta

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.

3 conflict events, 2 unrest events, 0 earthquakes, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

5 eventsSources: gdelt

5 events· MaltaFire activity within the 30-day mean

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 5 events plottedMilitary force used in Valletta, Malta · Malta · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Valletta, Malta · Malta · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Valletta, Malta · Malta · 20 Aug 2026Strike in Valletta, Malta · Malta · 16 Aug 2026Strike in Valletta, Malta · Malta · 5 Aug 2026

Totals for Malta, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
33
3 in the list
Unrest
2
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Malta

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

Events by type in Malta

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 40.3
33
Unrest
90-day baseline: 3.7
2
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Malta

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-04001000
2026-08-05001100
2026-08-06002000
2026-08-07004000
2026-08-08002000
2026-08-09000000
2026-08-10001000
2026-08-11002000
2026-08-12001000
2026-08-13004000
2026-08-14004000
2026-08-15002000
2026-08-16000100
2026-08-17003000
2026-08-18002000
2026-08-19001000
2026-08-20003000
2026-08-21000000
2026-08-22000000
2026-08-23000001
2026-08-24000000
2026-08-25000000
2026-08-26000000
2026-08-27000000
2026-08-28000000
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000000
2026-08-31000000
2026-09-01000000
2026-09-02000000

Events

What is happening in Malta

5 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Valletta, Malta

    Severity 3 · Valletta · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Valletta, Malta

    Severity 2 · Valletta · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Valletta, Malta

    Severity 3 · Valletta · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Strike in Valletta, Malta

    Severity 3 · Valletta · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Strike in Valletta, Malta

    Severity 3 · Valletta · 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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