Risk events in South America, February 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.
163 events were recorded: 6 earthquakes and 157 conflict events.
163 eventsSources: ucdp · usgs
163 events· South America
ConflictEarthquake
- Colombia: 137
- Brazil: 15
- Venezuela: 5
- Chile: 4
- Peru: 2
- Earthquake
- 6
- 2 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 157
- 48 in the list
- Unrest
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
163 events · newest first
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Dos Quebradas, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Dos Quebradas · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Barrancabermeja, Colombia
3 fatalities · Colombia · Barrancabermeja · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela
5 fatalities · Venezuela · San Juan de Los Morros · Source: ucdp
- Earthquake
M5.7 — 76 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile
M5.7 · Chile · Iquique · Source: usgs
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State-based conflict in Dos Quebradas, Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Dos Quebradas · Source: ucdp
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State-based conflict in Dos Quebradas, Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Dos Quebradas · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Villavicencio, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Villavicencio · Source: ucdp
- Earthquake
M5.0 — 31 km S of La Tirana, Chile
M5.0 · Chile · Iquique · Source: usgs
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One-sided violence in Valledupar, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Valledupar · Source: ucdp
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- Conflict
One-sided violence in Valle de La Pascua, Venezuela
1 fatality · Venezuela · Valle de La Pascua · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
State-based conflict in San Cristobal, Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · San Cristobal · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Barrancabermeja, Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Barrancabermeja · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Valle de La Pascua, Venezuela
1 fatality · Venezuela · Valle de La Pascua · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Itacoatiara, Brazil
1 fatality · Brazil · Itacoatiara · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Barrancabermeja, Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Barrancabermeja · Source: ucdp
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One-sided violence in Santiago (Cali), Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · Santiago (Cali) · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
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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.