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Risk events in South America, March 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.

101 events were recorded: 3 earthquakes and 98 conflict events.

101 eventsSources: ucdp · gdelt · usgs

101 events· South America

ConflictEarthquake

World map of risk events5 countries with events, 50 events plottedArgentina · 3 · Events per country this monthBrazil · 24 · Events per country this monthColombia · 45 · Events per country this monthVenezuela · 7 · Events per country this monthEcuador · 22 · Events per country this monthNon-state conflict in Daule, Ecuador · Ecuador · 31 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Daule, Ecuador · Ecuador · 31 Mar 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 30 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 30 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 29 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 29 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Brazil · Brazil · 28 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Brazil · Brazil · 28 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Colombia · Colombia · 28 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 28 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Quevedo, Ecuador · Ecuador · 28 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 28 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 28 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Seropédica, Brazil · Brazil · 27 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 27 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Colombia · Colombia · 27 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Cuenca, Ecuador · Ecuador · 27 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 27 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Milagro, Ecuador · Ecuador · 27 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 26 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Colombia · Colombia · 26 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia · Colombia · 26 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia · Colombia · 26 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Medellin, Colombia · Colombia · 26 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Santo Domingo, Ecuador · Ecuador · 26 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Petare, Venezuela · Venezuela · 26 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 26 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Floridablanca, Colombia · Colombia · 25 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 24 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Brazil · Brazil · 22 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 22 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Medellin, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Popayan, Colombia · Colombia · 22 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 22 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 21 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil · Brazil · 20 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Arauca, Colombia · Colombia · 20 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil · Brazil · 19 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 18 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 18 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil · Brazil · 17 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Ocaña, Colombia · Colombia · 17 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Milagro, Ecuador · Ecuador · 16 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil · Brazil · 15 Mar 2026One-sided violence in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 14 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil · Brazil · 13 Mar 2026State-based conflict in Colombia · Colombia · 13 Mar 2026Non-state conflict in Milagro, Ecuador · Ecuador · 13 Mar 2026M5.6 — 72 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina · Argentina · 21 Mar 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Colombia: 45
  • Brazil: 24
  • Ecuador: 22
  • Venezuela: 7
  • Argentina: 3
Earthquake
3
1 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
98
49 in the list
Unrest
0
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: 5.2
3
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 935.5
98
Unrest
90-day baseline: 168.8
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
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Events

What is happening now

101 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Daule, Ecuador

    2 fatalities · Ecuador · Daule · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Daule, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Daule · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  4. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Manta · Source: ucdp

  8. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp

  9. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp

  10. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Colombia

    6 fatalities · Colombia · Source: ucdp

  11. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Manta · Source: ucdp

  12. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Quevedo, Ecuador

    6 fatalities · Ecuador · Quevedo · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Manta · Source: ucdp

  14. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Manta · Source: ucdp

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Seropédica, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Seropédica · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  17. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Colombia

    6 fatalities · Colombia · Source: ucdp

  18. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Cuenca, Ecuador

    3 fatalities · Ecuador · Cuenca · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Quito, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Quito · Source: ucdp

  20. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Milagro, Ecuador

    2 fatalities · Ecuador · Milagro · Source: ucdp

  21. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Colombia

    6 fatalities · Colombia · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia

    2 fatalities · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp

  24. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia

    2 fatalities · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp

  25. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Medellin, Colombia

    2 fatalities · Colombia · Medellin · Source: ucdp

  26. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Santo Domingo, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Santo Domingo · Source: ucdp

  27. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Petare, Venezuela

    1 fatality · Venezuela · Petare · Source: ucdp

  28. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    1 fatality · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Floridablanca, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Floridablanca · Source: ucdp

  30. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  31. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp

  32. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  33. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Medellin, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Medellin · Source: ucdp

  34. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Popayan, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Popayan · Source: ucdp

  35. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Quito, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Quito · Source: ucdp

  36. Earthquake

    M5.6 — 72 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

    M5.6 · Argentina · Salta · Source: usgs

  37. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Macapa · Source: ucdp

  39. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Arauca, Colombia

    2 fatalities · Colombia · Arauca · Source: ucdp

  40. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Macapa · Source: ucdp

  41. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  42. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    1 fatality · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: ucdp

  43. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manaus, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Manaus · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Ocaña, Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Ocaña · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Milagro, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Ecuador · Milagro · Source: ucdp

  46. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Macapa · Source: ucdp

  47. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    1 fatality · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: ucdp

  48. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Macapa, Brazil

    1 fatality · Brazil · Macapa · Source: ucdp

  49. Conflict

    State-based conflict in Colombia

    1 fatality · Colombia · Source: ucdp

  50. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Milagro, Ecuador

    3 fatalities · Ecuador · Milagro · Source: ucdp

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.