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Risk events in South America, May 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.

1158 events were recorded: 6 earthquakes, 922 conflict events, and 230 unrest events.

1158 eventsSources: gdelt

1158 events· South America

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events12 countries with events, 50 events plottedArgentina · 85 · Events per country this monthChile · 88 · Events per country this monthUruguay · 10 · Events per country this monthBrazil · 196 · Events per country this monthBolivia · 85 · Events per country this monthPeru · 68 · Events per country this monthColombia · 256 · Events per country this monthVenezuela · 298 · Events per country this monthGuyana · 44 · Events per country this monthSuriname · 1 · Events per country this monthEcuador · 25 · Events per country this monthParaguay · 2 · Events per country this monthMilitary force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil · Brazil · 31 May 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 31 May 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Baruta, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Military force used in Baruta, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Nuclear alert in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Nuclear alert in El Banco, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Nuclear alert in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Nuclear alert in Envigado, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Military force used in Envigado, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 31 May 2026Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Oranjestad, Colombia · Colombia · 31 May 2026Military force used in Rio Cuarto (Río Cuarto), Argentina · Argentina · 31 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 31 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Guyana · Guyana · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Tarma, Peru · Peru · 30 May 2026Military force used in Puerto Ayacucho, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in Berazategui, Argentina · Argentina · 30 May 2026Military force used in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil · Brazil · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Mass violence in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela · Venezuela · 30 May 2026Military force used in Medellin, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Military force used in Barranquilla, Colombia · Colombia · 30 May 2026Demonstration in Huancayo, Peru · Peru · 31 May 2026Demonstration in Lima, Peru · Peru · 31 May 2026
Events per country this monthfewermore
  • Venezuela: 298
  • Colombia: 256
  • Brazil: 196
  • Chile: 88
  • Argentina: 85
Earthquake
6
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
922
48 in the list
Unrest
230
2 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: 4.8
6
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 916.6
922
Unrest
90-day baseline: 165.3
230
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-05-010022120395
2026-05-02102290888
2026-05-03001640492
2026-05-04003470686
2026-05-05003930668
2026-05-06003390693
2026-05-070030501628
2026-05-08004170673
2026-05-09002210745
2026-05-10101840662
2026-05-11002480371
2026-05-12002960823
2026-05-130023130596
2026-05-14103760807
2026-05-15002560610
2026-05-16002530632
2026-05-170030100956
2026-05-18004190943
2026-05-191036170557
2026-05-200035150660
2026-05-210036100562
2026-05-22004480368
2026-05-230018100548
2026-05-24001350400
2026-05-25103560259
2026-05-26002940483
2026-05-27102640605
2026-05-2800381301440
2026-05-290041901096
2026-05-30003550666
2026-05-31002520666

Events

What is happening now

1158 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil

    Severity 3 · Brazil · Sao Joao de Meriti · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Ecuador · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Baruta, Venezuela

    Severity 3 · Venezuela · Baruta · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Baruta, Venezuela

    Severity 3 · Venezuela · Baruta · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    Severity 4 · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in El Banco, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Colombia · El Banco · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Colombia · San Juan de Pasto · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Envigado, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Colombia · Envigado · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Envigado, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Envigado · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · San Juan de Pasto · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Ecuador · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · San Juan de Pasto · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Oranjestad, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Oranjestad · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Rio Cuarto (Río Cuarto), Argentina

    Severity 3 · Argentina · Rio Cuarto (Río Cuarto) · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  26. Unrest

    Demonstration in Huancayo, Peru

    Severity 3 · Peru · Huancayo · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lima, Peru

    Severity 3 · Peru · Lima · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Guyana

    Severity 3 · Guyana · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Tarma, Peru

    Severity 3 · Peru · Tarma · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Puerto Ayacucho, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Puerto Ayacucho · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    Severity 3 · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · San Juan de Pasto · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Berazategui, Argentina

    Severity 3 · Argentina · Berazategui · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Sao Joao de Meriti, Brazil

    Severity 3 · Brazil · Sao Joao de Meriti · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Mass violence in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

    Severity 4 · Venezuela · Puerto Cabello · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Medellin, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Medellin · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Barranquilla, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Colombia · Barranquilla · 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.