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Current risks in South America

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.

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

112 eventsSources: gdelt

112 events· South AmericaFire activity within the 30-day mean

Unrest

World map of risk events12 countries with events, 10 events plottedArgentina · 63 · Events per country, last 30 daysChile · 31 · Events per country, last 30 daysUruguay · 3 · Events per country, last 30 daysBrazil · 120 · Events per country, last 30 daysBolivia · 13 · Events per country, last 30 daysPeru · 49 · Events per country, last 30 daysColombia · 228 · Events per country, last 30 daysVenezuela · 104 · Events per country, last 30 daysGuyana · 25 · Events per country, last 30 daysSuriname · 1 · Events per country, last 30 daysEcuador · 24 · Events per country, last 30 daysParaguay · 3 · Events per country, last 30 daysRiot in Rio Cuarto (Río Cuarto), Argentina · Argentina · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Brazil · Brazil · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 20 Aug 2026Civil unrest in Santiago, Chile · Chile · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Maicao, Venezuela · Venezuela · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela · Venezuela · 20 Aug 2026Strike in La Serena, Chile · Chile · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lima, Peru · Peru · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Valdivia, Chile · Chile · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Coquimbo, Argentina · Argentina · 19 Aug 2026
Events per country, last 30 daysfewermore
  • Colombia: 228
  • Brazil: 120
  • Venezuela: 104
  • Argentina: 63
  • Peru: 49

Totals for South America, last 30 days

Earthquake
4
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
556
0 in the list
Unrest
104
112 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in South America

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

Events by type in South America

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 4.7
4
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 887
556
Unrest
90-day baseline: 160
104
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in South America

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-050037403617
2026-08-061030504290
2026-08-0700231102958
2026-08-080027204939
2026-08-090017203440
2026-08-102078504252
2026-08-1100651404222
2026-08-1200481805102
2026-08-130039505249
2026-08-140036605715
2026-08-150014506774
2026-08-160015108299
2026-08-170022508890
2026-08-180039807483
2026-08-190035406396
2026-08-201031906988
2026-08-21000008547
2026-08-22000009370
2026-08-23000007241
2026-08-24000006169
2026-08-25000008174
2026-08-260000010824
2026-08-270000011785
2026-08-28000009499
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000009156
2026-08-310000010586
2026-09-01000009957
2026-09-02000008670
2026-09-03000000

Events

What is happening in South America

112 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Riot in Rio Cuarto (Río Cuarto), Argentina

    Severity 4 · Argentina · Rio Cuarto (Río Cuarto) · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Brazil

    Severity 3 · Brazil · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

    Severity 3 · Venezuela · Caicara del Orinoco · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Civil unrest in Santiago, Chile

    Severity 4 · Chile · Santiago · Source: gdelt

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Maicao, Venezuela

    Severity 3 · Venezuela · Maicao · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela

    Severity 3 · Venezuela · San Juan de Los Morros · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Strike in La Serena, Chile

    Severity 3 · Chile · La Serena · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lima, Peru

    Severity 3 · Peru · Lima · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Valdivia, Chile

    Severity 3 · Chile · Valdivia · Source: gdelt

  10. Unrest

    Demonstration in Coquimbo, Argentina

    Severity 3 · Argentina · Coquimbo · Source: gdelt

Geography

Countries with the most events

  1. Colombia228

    35% of events

  2. Brazil120

    18% of events

  3. Venezuela104

    16% of events

  4. Argentina63

    10% of events

  5. Peru49

    7% of events

  6. Chile31

    5% of events

  7. Guyana25

    4% of events

  8. Ecuador24

    4% of events

  9. Bolivia13

    2% of events

  10. Paraguay3

    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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