Risk events in United States, 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.

35418 events were recorded: 5 earthquakes, 93 disaster alerts, 30995 conflict events, and 3632 unrest events.

35418 eventsSources: gdelt

35418 events· United States

Unrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 18 events plottedDemonstration in Columbia, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Akron, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Strike in Tempe, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Birmingham, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in New York, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Macon, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in East Orange, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Fredericton, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Rockford, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Memphis, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Scranton, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Oshkosh, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Scranton, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in New York, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Raleigh, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Oak Park, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Lakeland, United States · United States · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Washington, United States · United States · 1 May 2026
Earthquake
5
0 in the list
Disaster
93
0 in the list
Conflict
30,995
0 in the list
Unrest
3,632
18 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

35418 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Columbia, United States

    Severity 3 · Columbia · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Akron, United States

    Severity 3 · Akron · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Strike in Tempe, United States

    Severity 3 · Tempe · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Birmingham, United States

    Severity 3 · Birmingham · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in New York, United States

    Severity 3 · New York · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Macon, United States

    Severity 3 · Macon · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in East Orange, United States

    Severity 3 · East Orange · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Fredericton, United States

    Severity 3 · Fredericton · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Rockford, United States

    Severity 3 · Rockford · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Memphis, United States

    Severity 3 · Memphis · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Scranton, United States

    Severity 3 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Oshkosh, United States

    Severity 3 · Oshkosh · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Scranton, United States

    Severity 3 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in New York, United States

    Severity 3 · New York · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Raleigh, United States

    Severity 3 · Raleigh · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Oak Park, United States

    Severity 3 · Oak Park · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lakeland, United States

    Severity 3 · Lakeland · Source: gdelt

  18. Unrest

    Demonstration in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · 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.