Current risks in Oceania

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.

5 earthquakes, 214 unrest events, 0 conflict events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

219 eventsSources: usgs · gdelt

219 events· OceaniaFire activity within the 30-day mean

UnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events6 countries with events, 15 events plottedFiji · 10 · Events per country, last 30 daysPapua New Guinea · 18 · Events per country, last 30 daysIndonesia · 255 · Events per country, last 30 daysSolomon Is. · 1 · Events per country, last 30 daysNew Zealand · 171 · Events per country, last 30 daysAustralia · 961 · Events per country, last 30 daysDemonstration in Sydney, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Bekasi, Indonesia · Indonesia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 19 Aug 2026M5.4 — 53 km W of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 2 Sept 2026M5.2 — 70 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand · New Zealand · 2 Sept 2026M5.3 — 66 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand · New Zealand · 2 Sept 2026M5.6 — 159 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · Indonesia · 2 Sept 2026M5.5 — 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · Indonesia · 31 Aug 2026
Events per country, last 30 daysfewermore
  • Australia: 961
  • Indonesia: 255
  • New Zealand: 171
  • Papua New Guinea: 18
  • Fiji: 10

Totals for Oceania, last 30 days

Earthquake
16
5 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
1,205
0 in the list
Unrest
199
214 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Oceania

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type in Oceania

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 12
16
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 1,730.7
1,205
Unrest
90-day baseline: 298
199
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Oceania

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-0510651206508
2026-08-060066806673
2026-08-07001041105733
2026-08-080039407150
2026-08-090052607616
2026-08-1000571206974
2026-08-1120861306592
2026-08-12001141905986
2026-08-1310792605624
2026-08-1410981205801
2026-08-152053806476
2026-08-1600551407549
2026-08-17001031408143
2026-08-1800722209826
2026-08-192074908987
2026-08-202088909251
2026-08-210000011850
2026-08-220000010865
2026-08-23000008160
2026-08-24000008375
2026-08-25000007654
2026-08-26000008544
2026-08-270000010411
2026-08-280000013781
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-300000010145
2026-08-31100009510
2026-09-010000012934
2026-09-02400009920
2026-09-03000000

Events

What is happening in Oceania

219 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M5.4 — 53 km W of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea

    M5.4 · Papua New Guinea · Bulolo · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 70 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand

    M5.2 · New Zealand · Glenorchy · Source: usgs

  3. Earthquake

    M5.3 — 66 km NNW of Arthurs Point, New Zealand

    M5.3 · New Zealand · Glenorchy · Source: usgs

  4. Earthquake

    M5.6 — 159 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia

    M5.6 · Indonesia · Wamena · Source: usgs

  5. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.5 · Indonesia · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sydney, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Sydney · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Bekasi, Indonesia

    Severity 3 · Indonesia · Bekasi · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  14. Unrest

    Demonstration in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Papua New Guinea · Madang · Source: gdelt

Geography

Countries with the most events

  1. 68% of events

  2. 18% of events

  3. 12% of events

  4. 1% of events

  5. 1% of events

  6. 0% of events

  7. 0% of events

  8. 0% of events

  9. 0% of events

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.

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