Current risks in North America

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.

1,772 unrest events, 0 earthquakes, 0 conflict events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

1772 eventsSources: gdelt

1772 events· North AmericaFire activity within the 30-day mean

Unrest

World map of risk events18 countries with events, 10 events plottedCanada · 1079 · Events per country, last 30 daysUnited States of America · 13803 · Events per country, last 30 daysHaiti · 57 · Events per country, last 30 daysDominican Rep. · 10 · Events per country, last 30 daysBahamas · 17 · Events per country, last 30 daysGreenland · 20 · Events per country, last 30 daysMexico · 306 · Events per country, last 30 daysPanama · 32 · Events per country, last 30 daysCosta Rica · 23 · Events per country, last 30 daysNicaragua · 4 · Events per country, last 30 daysHonduras · 11 · Events per country, last 30 daysEl Salvador · 35 · Events per country, last 30 daysGuatemala · 15 · Events per country, last 30 daysBelize · 16 · Events per country, last 30 daysPuerto Rico · 9 · Events per country, last 30 daysJamaica · 60 · Events per country, last 30 daysCuba · 112 · Events per country, last 30 daysTrinidad and Tobago · 7 · Events per country, last 30 daysDemonstration in League City, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Anchorage, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lakeland, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in O'Fallon, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in O'Fallon, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Oakland, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Hanford, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Trenton, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Minneapolis, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Saint Cloud, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026
Events per country, last 30 daysfewermore
  • United States: 13803
  • Canada: 1079
  • Mexico: 306
  • Cuba: 112
  • Jamaica: 60

Totals for North America, last 30 days

Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
13,983
0 in the list
Unrest
1,665
1,772 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in North America

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

Events by type in North America

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 3
1
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 22,220.3
13,983
Unrest
90-day baseline: 2,798
1,665
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0.7
0

Events per day in North America

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-0500101212909772
2026-08-06001027133013970
2026-08-070085211306990
2026-08-081064870013328
2026-08-09004485809527
2026-08-10007677408399
2026-08-110096413204502
2026-08-1200112910104681
2026-08-1300115011904096
2026-08-1400100112603351
2026-08-15007116003855
2026-08-16005215102923
2026-08-17009089103836
2026-08-1800101013704467
2026-08-190093115706770
2026-08-200090411407365
2026-08-21000006641
2026-08-22000006019
2026-08-23000004897
2026-08-24000005652
2026-08-25000007994
2026-08-26000007927
2026-08-270000015727
2026-08-28000002693
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000002173
2026-08-31000002737
2026-09-01000003090
2026-09-02000002184
2026-09-03000002

Events

What is happening in North America

1772 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in League City, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · League City · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Anchorage, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Anchorage · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lakeland, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Lakeland · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in O'Fallon, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · O'Fallon · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in O'Fallon, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · O'Fallon · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Oakland, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Oakland · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Hanford, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Hanford · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Trenton, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Trenton · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Minneapolis, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Minneapolis · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Saint Cloud, United States

    Severity 3 · United States · Saint Cloud · Source: gdelt

Geography

Countries with the most events

  1. 89% of events

  2. 7% of events

  3. 2% of events

  4. 1% of events

  5. 0% of events

  6. 0% of events

  7. 0% of events

  8. 0% of events

  9. 0% of events

  10. 0% of events

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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