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Risk events in Oceania, 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.

1667 events were recorded: 12 earthquakes, 1416 conflict events, and 238 unrest events.

1667 eventsSources: usgs · gdelt

1667 events· Oceania

ConflictEarthquake

World map of risk events6 countries with events, 50 events plottedFiji · 13 · Events per country this monthPapua New Guinea · 19 · Events per country this monthIndonesia · 293 · Events per country this monthSolomon Is. · 1 · Events per country this monthNew Zealand · 199 · Events per country this monthAustralia · 1135 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Sydney, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Mandurah, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Albury, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Wollongong, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Pematangsiantar (Pematang Siantar), Indonesia · Indonesia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Albury, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Sydney, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Mandurah, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Sydney, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Martial law in Makassar, Indonesia · Indonesia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Geelong, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Geelong, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Cranbourne, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Cranbourne, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Mandurah, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Pematangsiantar (Pematang Siantar), Indonesia · Indonesia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Australia · Australia · 20 Aug 2026M5.5 — 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · Indonesia · 31 Aug 2026M5.0 — 41 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · Indonesia · 20 Aug 2026M5.7 — 32 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia · Indonesia · 20 Aug 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Australia: 1135
  • Indonesia: 293
  • New Zealand: 199
  • Papua New Guinea: 19
  • Fiji: 13
Earthquake
12
3 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
1,416
47 in the list
Unrest
238
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

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

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 10.7
12
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 1,813.2
1,416
Unrest
90-day baseline: 313.4
238
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010031606264
2026-08-021046705383
2026-08-0300631100
2026-08-0400711501568
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
2026-08-201088909251
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
2026-08-31100009475

Events

What is happening now

1667 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M5.5 — 44 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.5 · Indonesia · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 41 km ENE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

    M5.0 · Indonesia · Labuan Bajo · Source: usgs

  3. Earthquake

    M5.7 — 32 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia

    M5.7 · Indonesia · Ruteng · Source: usgs

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Christchurch · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Sydney, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Sydney · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Mandurah, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Mandurah · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Albury, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Albury · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Wollongong, Australia

    Severity 4 · Australia · Wollongong · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Gold Coast · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Rotorua · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Pematangsiantar (Pematang Siantar), Indonesia

    Severity 3 · Indonesia · Pematangsiantar (Pematang Siantar) · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Albury, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Albury · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Sydney, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Sydney · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Mandurah, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Mandurah · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Sydney, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Sydney · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Martial law in Makassar, Indonesia

    Severity 3 · Indonesia · Makassar · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Gold Coast, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Gold Coast · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Geelong, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Geelong · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Geelong, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Geelong · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Cranbourne, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Cranbourne · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Cranbourne, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Cranbourne · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Mandurah, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Mandurah · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Pematangsiantar (Pematang Siantar), Indonesia

    Severity 3 · Indonesia · Pematangsiantar (Pematang Siantar) · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · New Zealand · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Wagga Wagga, Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · Wagga Wagga · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Australia

    Severity 3 · Australia · 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.