Risk events in Guatemala, August 2026

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21 events were recorded: 19 conflict events and 2 unrest events.

21 eventsSources: gdelt

21 events· Guatemala

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 21 events plottedMilitary force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 18 Aug 2026Military force used in Jutiapa, Guatemala · Guatemala · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Guatemala City, Guatemala · Guatemala · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Jutiapa, Guatemala · Guatemala · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in Guatemala City, Guatemala · Guatemala · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala · Guatemala · 5 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 5 Aug 2026Assault in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 5 Aug 2026Military force used in Jutiapa, Guatemala · Guatemala · 4 Aug 2026Military force used in San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala · Guatemala · 4 Aug 2026Assault in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 2 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tapachula, Guatemala · Guatemala · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala · Guatemala · 18 Aug 2026
Earthquake
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0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
19
19 in the list
Unrest
2
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

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

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.3
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 35.1
19
Unrest
90-day baseline: 1.4
2
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010000021
2026-08-020010031
2026-08-03000000
2026-08-04002003
2026-08-050030032
2026-08-060010010
2026-08-07000007
2026-08-08000003
2026-08-090010014
2026-08-100010038
2026-08-110000010
2026-08-12001005
2026-08-130000014
2026-08-140000015
2026-08-15000004
2026-08-160010036
2026-08-17005008
2026-08-18001206
2026-08-19001001
2026-08-20001002
2026-08-210000010
2026-08-220000011
2026-08-23000002
2026-08-24000008
2026-08-250000025
2026-08-26000004
2026-08-270000011
2026-08-280000012
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000010
2026-08-31000002

Events

What is happening now

21 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tapachula, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Tapachula · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Jutiapa, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Jutiapa · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Assault in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 2 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military posture change in Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Severity 2 · Guatemala City · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Jutiapa, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Jutiapa · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Guatemala City · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · San Pedro Ayampuc · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 4 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Assault in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 2 · Coban (Cobán) · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Jutiapa, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · Jutiapa · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala

    Severity 3 · San Pedro Ayampuc · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Assault in Coban (Cobán), Guatemala

    Severity 2 · Coban (Cobán) · 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.