Current risks in Ecuador

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.

7 conflict events, 0 earthquakes, 0 unrest events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active.

7 eventsSources: gdelt

7 events· EcuadorFire activity within the 30-day mean

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 7 events plottedMilitary force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Aug 2026

Totals for Ecuador, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
28
7 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in Ecuador

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type in Ecuador

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 30
28
Unrest
90-day baseline: 0.7
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in Ecuador

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-040010011
2026-08-05000009
2026-08-060000034
2026-08-07000009
2026-08-080010040
2026-08-090000038
2026-08-100060043
2026-08-110010016
2026-08-1200200136
2026-08-130010092
2026-08-140010049
2026-08-150010010
2026-08-16001002
2026-08-17000005
2026-08-180000032
2026-08-190060011
2026-08-200070021
2026-08-210000061
2026-08-220000057
2026-08-230000038
2026-08-240000025
2026-08-25000009
2026-08-260000077
2026-08-2700000143
2026-08-280000085
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000007
2026-08-310000033
2026-09-010000092
2026-09-020000013

Events

What is happening in Ecuador

7 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · 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.

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