Risk events in Colombia, August 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.

289 events were recorded: 7 earthquakes, 260 conflict events, and 22 unrest events.

289 eventsSources: gdelt

289 events· Colombia

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 39 events plottedNuclear alert in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military posture change in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Envigado, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Assault in Cali, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Barranquilla, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Military force used in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Military posture change in Facatativá, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Military force used in Envigado, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Aug 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Aug 2026Military force used in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Aug 2026Military force used in Envigado, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Aug 2026Military force used in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 3 Aug 2026Assault in Palmira, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Assault in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Assault in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Santiago (Cali), Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Military force used in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026Assault in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Soacha, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Assault in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 1 Aug 2026Demonstration in Sincelejo, Colombia · Colombia · 6 Aug 2026Riot in Yopal, Colombia · Colombia · 5 Aug 2026Demonstration in Tumaco, Colombia · Colombia · 4 Aug 2026Demonstration in El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia · Colombia · 2 Aug 2026
Earthquake
7
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
260
35 in the list
Unrest
22
4 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

289 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military posture change in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Envigado, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Envigado · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Assault in Cali, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Cali · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Barranquilla, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Barranquilla · Source: gdelt

  9. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sincelejo, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Sincelejo · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in San Juan de Pasto, Colombia

    Severity 3 · San Juan de Pasto · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military posture change in Facatativá, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Facatativá · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Envigado, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Envigado · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  17. Unrest

    Riot in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Envigado, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Envigado · Source: gdelt

  22. Unrest

    Demonstration in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Yopal, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Yopal · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Palmira, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Palmira · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Assault in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Assault in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Santiago (Cali), Colombia

    Severity 3 · Santiago (Cali) · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Demonstration in El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia

    Severity 3 · El Carmen de Bolívar · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Assault in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 4 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Assault in Soacha, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Soacha · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Assault in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Assault in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 2 · Tumaco · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Tumaco, Colombia

    Severity 3 · Tumaco · 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.