Risk events in Papua New Guinea, July 2026

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35 events were recorded: 5 earthquakes, 26 conflict events, and 4 unrest events.

35 eventsSources: gdelt · usgs · ucdp

35 events· Papua New Guinea

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 35 events plottedMilitary posture change in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 23 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026Military posture change in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026One-sided violence in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 16 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 16 Jul 2026Assault in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 13 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 13 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 13 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 10 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 9 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 9 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 7 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 7 Jul 2026Military posture change in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 7 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 6 Jul 2026Military posture change in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 6 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 6 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 6 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 3 Jul 2026Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 3 Jul 2026Military force used in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 2 Jul 2026Assault in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 1 Jul 2026Demonstration in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 29 Jul 2026Demonstration in Madang, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 27 Jul 2026Demonstration in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 16 Jul 2026Demonstration in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 5 Jul 2026M4.8 — 86 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 28 Jul 2026M4.5 — 62 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 28 Jul 2026M5.0 — 145 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 27 Jul 2026M4.7 — 83 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 22 Jul 2026M5.0 — 94 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea · 8 Jul 2026
Earthquake
5
5 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
26
26 in the list
Unrest
4
4 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: 8.6
5
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 19.3
26
Unrest
90-day baseline: 4.1
4
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-07-0100100412
2026-07-0200100273
2026-07-0300200453
2026-07-0400000436
2026-07-0500010233
2026-07-0600400339
2026-07-0700300115
2026-07-081000020
2026-07-090020015
2026-07-100010095
2026-07-11000000
2026-07-12000000
2026-07-13003000
2026-07-14000000
2026-07-15000000
2026-07-16002100
2026-07-1700000421
2026-07-1800000148
2026-07-190000034
2026-07-2000000102
2026-07-2100000537
2026-07-2210600882
2026-07-2300100748
2026-07-2400000656
2026-07-2500000616
2026-07-2600000686
2026-07-27100101377
2026-07-2820000996
2026-07-2900010719
2026-07-3000000573
2026-07-3100000736

Events

What is happening now

35 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  2. Earthquake

    M4.8 — 86 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    M4.8 · Source: usgs

  3. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 62 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

    M4.5 · Madang · Source: usgs

  4. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 145 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military posture change in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  7. Earthquake

    M4.7 — 83 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

    M4.7 · Madang · Source: usgs

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military posture change in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

    1 fatality · Mount Hagen · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  16. Unrest

    Demonstration in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Assault in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 2 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  23. Earthquake

    M5.0 — 94 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    M5.0 · Source: usgs

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military posture change in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 2 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military posture change in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 2 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Madang · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Papua New Guinea

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Assault in Madang, Papua New Guinea

    Severity 2 · Madang · 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.