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

Unrest

World map of risk events12 countries with events, 8 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 monthDemonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela · Venezuela · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Los Polvorines, Argentina · Argentina · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Santiago, Chile · Chile · 1 May 2026Demonstration in Santiago, Chile · Chile · 1 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
0 in the list
Unrest
230
8 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

1158 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela

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

  5. Unrest

    Demonstration in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Ecuador · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  6. Unrest

    Demonstration in Los Polvorines, Argentina

    Severity 3 · Argentina · Los Polvorines · Source: gdelt

  7. Unrest

    Demonstration in Santiago, Chile

    Severity 3 · Chile · Santiago · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Santiago, Chile

    Severity 3 · Chile · Santiago · 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.