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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.

19979 events were recorded: 2 earthquakes, 127 disaster alerts, 18202 conflict events, and 1648 unrest events.

19979 eventsSources: gdelt

19979 events· United States

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary posture change in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Trenton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Scranton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Denton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Middletown, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Middletown, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Oak Park, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Oak Park, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Normal, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Concord, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Scranton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Baltimore, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Pearland, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Scranton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in The Woodlands, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Jacksonville, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Harrisburg, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Clarksville, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Conway, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Camden, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Little Rock, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Jacksonville, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Highland, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Atlanta, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Macon, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Macon, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Greeley, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in St Louis, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Hanford, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Scranton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Casper, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Mesa, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in High Point, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in O'Fallon, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Highland, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Oak Park, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Levittown, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Albuquerque, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Silver Spring, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Framingham, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Scranton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Killeen, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Indianapolis, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026
Earthquake
2
0 in the list
Disaster
127
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

19979 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military posture change in Washington, United States

    Severity 2 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Trenton, United States

    Severity 3 · Trenton · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Scranton, United States

    Severity 2 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Denton, United States

    Severity 3 · Denton · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Middletown, United States

    Severity 3 · Middletown · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Middletown, United States

    Severity 3 · Middletown · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Park, United States

    Severity 3 · Oak Park · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Park, United States

    Severity 3 · Oak Park · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Normal, United States

    Severity 3 · Normal · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Assault in Concord, United States

    Severity 2 · Concord · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Scranton, United States

    Severity 2 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Assault in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 2 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Baltimore, United States

    Severity 3 · Baltimore · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Pearland, United States

    Severity 3 · Pearland · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Scranton, United States

    Severity 3 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in The Woodlands, United States

    Severity 3 · The Woodlands · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Jacksonville, United States

    Severity 3 · Jacksonville · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Assault in Harrisburg, United States

    Severity 2 · Harrisburg · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Clarksville, United States

    Severity 3 · Clarksville · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Conway, United States

    Severity 3 · Conway · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military posture change in Washington, United States

    Severity 2 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Camden, United States

    Severity 3 · Camden · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Little Rock, United States

    Severity 3 · Little Rock · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Jacksonville, United States

    Severity 3 · Jacksonville · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Highland, United States

    Severity 3 · Highland · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Atlanta, United States

    Severity 3 · Atlanta · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Macon, United States

    Severity 3 · Macon · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Macon, United States

    Severity 3 · Macon · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military posture change in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 2 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Greeley, United States

    Severity 3 · Greeley · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in St Louis, United States

    Severity 3 · St Louis · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Hanford, United States

    Severity 3 · Hanford · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military posture change in Scranton, United States

    Severity 2 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Casper, United States

    Severity 3 · Casper · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Mesa, United States

    Severity 3 · Mesa · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in High Point, United States

    Severity 3 · High Point · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in O'Fallon, United States

    Severity 3 · O'Fallon · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Assault in Highland, United States

    Severity 2 · Highland · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Oak Park, United States

    Severity 3 · Oak Park · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Levittown, United States

    Severity 3 · Levittown · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Albuquerque, United States

    Severity 3 · Albuquerque · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military posture change in Silver Spring, United States

    Severity 2 · Silver Spring · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Assault in Framingham, United States

    Severity 2 · Framingham · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Assault in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 2 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Scranton, United States

    Severity 3 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Killeen, United States

    Severity 3 · Killeen · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Indianapolis, United States

    Severity 3 · Indianapolis · 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.