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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.

20358 events were recorded: 2 earthquakes, 127 disaster alerts, 18202 conflict events, and 1648 unrest events.

20358 eventsSources: gdelt

20358 events· United States

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedAssault in Lexington-Fayette, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Silver Spring, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Bossier City, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Murfreesboro, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Passaic, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Scranton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Saint Cloud, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Greeley, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Longmont, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Colorado Springs, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Burlington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in White Plains, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Lakeland, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Bismarck, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Des Moines, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Anchorage, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Queens County, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Harrisburg, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Germantown, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Bethlehem, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Richmond, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Colorado Springs, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Cambridge, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Conway, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Middletown, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in La Mesa, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Palo Alto, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Hawthorne, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Renton, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Berkeley, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Centreville, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military posture change in Grand Island, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Normal, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Manhattan, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Lakeland, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in La Mesa, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Washington, United States · United States · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Tyler, 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

20358 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Assault in Lexington-Fayette, United States

    Severity 2 · Lexington-Fayette · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Silver Spring, United States

    Severity 3 · Silver Spring · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Harrisburg, United States

    Severity 3 · Harrisburg · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Pearland, United States

    Severity 3 · Pearland · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Harrisburg, United States

    Severity 3 · Harrisburg · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Bossier City, United States

    Severity 3 · Bossier City · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military posture change in Murfreesboro, United States

    Severity 2 · Murfreesboro · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military posture change in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 2 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Passaic, United States

    Severity 3 · Passaic · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Scranton, United States

    Severity 3 · Scranton · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Assault in Saint Cloud, United States

    Severity 2 · Saint Cloud · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Assault in Greeley, United States

    Severity 2 · Greeley · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Longmont, United States

    Severity 2 · Longmont · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Assault in Colorado Springs, United States

    Severity 2 · Colorado Springs · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Burlington, United States

    Severity 3 · Burlington · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in White Plains, United States

    Severity 3 · White Plains · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Lakeland, United States

    Severity 3 · Lakeland · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Assault in Bismarck, United States

    Severity 2 · Bismarck · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Des Moines, United States

    Severity 3 · Des Moines · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Anchorage, United States

    Severity 3 · Anchorage · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Queens County, United States

    Severity 3 · Queens County · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Harrisburg, United States

    Severity 2 · Harrisburg · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Germantown, United States

    Severity 3 · Germantown · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Bethlehem, United States

    Severity 3 · Bethlehem · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Richmond, United States

    Severity 3 · Richmond · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Assault in Washington, United States

    Severity 2 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Colorado Springs, United States

    Severity 4 · Colorado Springs · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Cambridge, United States

    Severity 3 · Cambridge · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 3 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Conway, United States

    Severity 3 · Conway · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Middletown, United States

    Severity 3 · Middletown · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Assault in La Mesa, United States

    Severity 2 · La Mesa · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States

    Severity 3 · Saint Cloud · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States

    Severity 3 · Saint Cloud · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Palo Alto, United States

    Severity 3 · Palo Alto · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Saint Cloud, United States

    Severity 3 · Saint Cloud · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in Hawthorne, United States

    Severity 2 · Hawthorne · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Renton, United States

    Severity 3 · Renton · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Berkeley, United States

    Severity 3 · Berkeley · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Centreville, United States

    Severity 2 · Centreville · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military posture change in Grand Island, United States

    Severity 2 · Grand Island · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Normal, United States

    Severity 3 · Normal · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Assault in Manhattan, United States

    Severity 2 · Manhattan · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Lakeland, United States

    Severity 3 · Lakeland · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in La Mesa, United States

    Severity 3 · La Mesa · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Washington, United States

    Severity 3 · Washington · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Tyler, United States

    Severity 3 · Tyler · 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.