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
- Colombia: 45
- Brazil: 24
- Ecuador: 22
- Venezuela: 7
- Argentina: 3
- Earthquake
- 3
- 2 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 98
- 48 in the list
- Unrest
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Advisory
- 0
- 0 in the list
Events
What is happening now
101 events · newest first
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Non-state conflict in La Libertad, Ecuador
6 fatalities · Ecuador · La Libertad · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
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State-based conflict in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
1 fatality · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: ucdp
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- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in Valledupar, Colombia
3 fatalities · Colombia · Valledupar · Source: ucdp
- Earthquake
M5.0 — 16 km SW of Calingasta, Argentina
M5.0 · Argentina · Mendoza · Source: usgs
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Brazil
1 fatality · Brazil · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
State-based conflict in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela
6 fatalities · Venezuela · Caicara del Orinoco · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in Agustín Codazzi, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Agustín Codazzi · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Earthquake
M5.1 — 113 km WNW of Candelaria, Argentina
M5.1 · Argentina · Mendoza · Source: usgs
- Conflict
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · El Carmen de Bolívar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
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- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in Dos Quebradas, Colombia
5 fatalities · Colombia · Dos Quebradas · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia
3 fatalities · Colombia · San Juan de Pasto · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Valledupar, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Valledupar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in San Cristobal, Colombia
2 fatalities · Colombia · San Cristobal · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · El Carmen de Bolívar · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
One-sided violence in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · San Juan de Pasto · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
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- Conflict
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Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · Source: ucdp
- Conflict
Non-state conflict in Barranquilla, Colombia
1 fatality · Colombia · Barranquilla · 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.