Risk events in Nicaragua, May 2026

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.

31 events were recorded: 1 disaster alert, 25 conflict events, and 5 unrest events.

31 eventsSources: gdelt · eonet

31 events· Nicaragua

ConflictUnrestDisaster

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 31 events plottedMilitary force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 31 May 2026Military force used in Managua, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 31 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 31 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 29 May 2026Military force used in Limon, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 28 May 2026Military force used in Jinotega, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 28 May 2026Assault in Managua, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 26 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 26 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 25 May 2026Military force used in Managua, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 25 May 2026Military force used in Managua, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 25 May 2026Assault in Juigalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 22 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 22 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 20 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 16 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 11 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 11 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 10 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 10 May 2026Military force used in Tipitapa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 9 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 8 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 8 May 2026Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 7 May 2026Assault in Managua, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 6 May 2026Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 5 May 2026Demonstration in Managua, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 26 May 2026Demonstration in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 25 May 2026Demonstration in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 22 May 2026Demonstration in Tipitapa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 6 May 2026Demonstration in Matagalpa, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 1 May 2026Telica Volcano, Nicaragua · Nicaragua · 30 May 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
1
1 in the list
Conflict
25
25 in the list
Unrest
5
5 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: 0.7
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
1
Conflict
90-day baseline: 13.1
25
Unrest
90-day baseline: 4.1
5
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-05-010001020
2026-05-02000000
2026-05-030000010
2026-05-04000006
2026-05-050010080
2026-05-060011051
2026-05-070010017
2026-05-080020026
2026-05-090010067
2026-05-100020065
2026-05-110020064
2026-05-120000074
2026-05-130000053
2026-05-140000031
2026-05-150000044
2026-05-160010085
2026-05-17000009
2026-05-18000003
2026-05-19000008
2026-05-200010028
2026-05-210000039
2026-05-220021020
2026-05-230000025
2026-05-24000007
2026-05-250031012
2026-05-260021029
2026-05-270000011
2026-05-28002000
2026-05-29001000
2026-05-30010000
2026-05-31003002

Events

What is happening now

31 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Managua, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Managua · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  4. Disaster

    Telica Volcano, Nicaragua

    EONET · Leon · Source: eonet

  5. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Limon, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Limon · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Jinotega, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Jinotega · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Assault in Managua, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Managua · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Managua, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Managua · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Managua, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Managua · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Managua, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Managua · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Juigalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Juigalpa · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Tipitapa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Tipitapa · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Assault in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Assault in Managua, Nicaragua

    Severity 2 · Managua · Source: gdelt

  29. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tipitapa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Tipitapa · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Matagalpa, Nicaragua

    Severity 3 · Matagalpa · 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.