Current risks in Jamaica

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.

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

6 eventsSources: gdelt

6 events· JamaicaFire activity within the 30-day mean

Unrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 6 events plottedDemonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica · Jamaica · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kingston, Jamaica · Jamaica · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica · Jamaica · 19 Aug 2026Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica · Jamaica · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica · Jamaica · 18 Aug 2026Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica · Jamaica · 13 Aug 2026

Totals for Jamaica, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
63
0 in the list
Unrest
6
6 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Jamaica

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

Events by type in Jamaica

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 98
63
Unrest
90-day baseline: 8.3
6
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Jamaica

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-05007007
2026-08-06003000
2026-08-07005000
2026-08-08007003
2026-08-090050014
2026-08-10001003
2026-08-11006005
2026-08-12004001
2026-08-13003105
2026-08-140020032
2026-08-150020017
2026-08-160050011
2026-08-17004004
2026-08-18004200
2026-08-190031016
2026-08-20002206
2026-08-210000018
2026-08-220000010
2026-08-23000006
2026-08-240000010
2026-08-25000008
2026-08-26000005
2026-08-270000026
2026-08-28000007
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000026
2026-08-31000008
2026-09-01000009
2026-09-02000003
2026-09-03000000

Events

What is happening in Jamaica

6 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Severity 3 · Montego Bay · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kingston, Jamaica

    Severity 3 · Kingston · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Severity 3 · Montego Bay · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Severity 3 · Montego Bay · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Severity 3 · Montego Bay · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Montego Bay, Jamaica

    Severity 3 · Montego Bay · 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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