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Risk events in United States, August 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.

19978 events were recorded: 2 earthquakes, 126 disaster alerts, 18202 conflict events, and 1648 unrest events.

19978 eventsSources: gdelt

19978 events· United States

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Oshkosh, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Orem, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military posture change in Grand Island, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Des Moines, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Grand Island, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Glendale, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Miami, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Great Falls, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Lakeland, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Reston, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Columbia, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in El Paso, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Columbus, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Oakland, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Homestead, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Newton, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Kenner, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Scranton, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Coral Springs, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Washington, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Bowie, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Eau Claire, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in High Point, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Reston, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Vallejo, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Stockton, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Macon, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Tucson, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Manhattan, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Oklahoma City, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Killeen, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in High Point, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Puerto Penasco, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Colorado Springs, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Silver Spring, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Waltham, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Cambridge, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Macon, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Denver, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Columbus, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Great Falls, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Gatineau, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Albuquerque, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Reston, United States · United States · 20 Aug 2026
Earthquake
2
0 in the list
Disaster
126
0 in the list
Conflict
18,202
50 in the list
Unrest
1,648
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

19978 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Oshkosh, United States

    Severity 3 · Oshkosh · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Orem, United States

    Severity 3 · Orem · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military posture change in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 2 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Des Moines, United States

    Severity 3 · Des Moines · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 3 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Glendale, United States

    Severity 3 · Glendale · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Miami, United States

    Severity 3 · Miami · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in United States

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in United States

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Great Falls, United States

    Severity 3 · Great Falls · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Lakeland, United States

    Severity 3 · Lakeland · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Reston, United States

    Severity 2 · Reston · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Columbia, United States

    Severity 3 · Columbia · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in El Paso, United States

    Severity 3 · El Paso · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Columbus, United States

    Severity 2 · Columbus · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Oakland, United States

    Severity 3 · Oakland · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Homestead, United States

    Severity 3 · Homestead · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Newton, United States

    Severity 3 · Newton · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Kenner, United States

    Severity 3 · Kenner · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Scranton, United States

    Severity 3 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Assault in Coral Springs, United States

    Severity 2 · Coral Springs · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Washington, United States

    Severity 2 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Bowie, United States

    Severity 3 · Bowie · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Eau Claire, United States

    Severity 3 · Eau Claire · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in High Point, United States

    Severity 2 · High Point · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Reston, United States

    Severity 3 · Reston · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Vallejo, United States

    Severity 3 · Vallejo · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Stockton, United States

    Severity 3 · Stockton · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Macon, United States

    Severity 3 · Macon · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Tucson, United States

    Severity 3 · Tucson · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Manhattan, United States

    Severity 3 · Manhattan · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Assault in Oklahoma City, United States

    Severity 2 · Oklahoma City · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Killeen, United States

    Severity 3 · Killeen · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in High Point, United States

    Severity 3 · High Point · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Puerto Penasco, United States

    Severity 3 · Puerto Penasco · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Colorado Springs, United States

    Severity 4 · Colorado Springs · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Silver Spring, United States

    Severity 3 · Silver Spring · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Waltham, United States

    Severity 3 · Waltham · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Cambridge, United States

    Severity 3 · Cambridge · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Macon, United States

    Severity 3 · Macon · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Denver, United States

    Severity 3 · Denver · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Assault in Columbus, United States

    Severity 2 · Columbus · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Great Falls, United States

    Severity 3 · Great Falls · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Gatineau, United States

    Severity 3 · Gatineau · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Albuquerque, United States

    Severity 3 · Albuquerque · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Assault in Reston, United States

    Severity 2 · Reston · 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.