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Risk events in Ecuador, April 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.

56 events were recorded: 3 earthquakes, 50 conflict events, and 3 unrest events.

56 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp · usgs

56 events· Ecuador

ConflictUnrestEarthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Machala, Ecuador · Ecuador · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 25 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Machala, Ecuador · Ecuador · 25 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 24 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 24 Apr 2026Military posture change in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 23 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Machala, Ecuador · Ecuador · 23 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Santo Domingo, Ecuador · Ecuador · 23 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 21 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador · Ecuador · 21 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Apr 2026Assault in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Apr 2026Assault in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Apr 2026One-sided violence in Portoviejo, Ecuador · Ecuador · 18 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 16 Apr 2026Military force used in Ambato, Ecuador · Ecuador · 16 Apr 2026Assault in Ambato, Ecuador · Ecuador · 16 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 15 Apr 2026Military force used in Ipiales, Ecuador · Ecuador · 15 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 14 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 13 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 11 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 11 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 11 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 11 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 11 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 11 Apr 2026One-sided violence in Quevedo, Ecuador · Ecuador · 10 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Machala, Ecuador · Ecuador · 10 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 10 Apr 2026Military force used in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 8 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 8 Apr 2026Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador · Ecuador · 8 Apr 2026Military force used in La Libertad, Ecuador · Ecuador · 8 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 8 Apr 2026Demonstration in Quito, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Apr 2026Demonstration in La Libertad, Ecuador · Ecuador · 20 Apr 2026M5.2 — 4 km N of Cotacachi, Ecuador · Ecuador · 21 Apr 2026M4.6 — 19 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · Ecuador · 10 Apr 2026
Earthquake
3
2 in the list
Disaster
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0 in the list
Conflict
50
46 in the list
Unrest
3
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: 0
3
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 29.7
50
Unrest
90-day baseline: 0.7
3
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
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Events

What is happening now

56 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Assault in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 2 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Machala, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Machala · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Machala, Ecuador

    5 fatalities · Machala · Source: ucdp

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Manta · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    Military posture change in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 2 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Machala, Ecuador

    3 fatalities · Machala · Source: ucdp

  19. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Santo Domingo, Ecuador

    4 fatalities · Santo Domingo · Source: ucdp

  20. Earthquake

    M5.2 — 4 km N of Cotacachi, Ecuador

    M5.2 · Ibarra · Source: usgs

  21. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    2 fatalities · Manta · Source: ucdp

  22. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Manta, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Manta · Source: ucdp

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 2 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 2 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  26. Unrest

    Demonstration in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in La Libertad, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · La Libertad · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Portoviejo, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Portoviejo · Source: ucdp

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Ambato, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Ambato · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Assault in Ambato, Ecuador

    Severity 2 · Ambato · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Ipiales, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Ipiales · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Quito, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Quito · Source: ucdp

  37. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Quito, Ecuador

    1 fatality · Quito · Source: ucdp

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  42. Earthquake

    M4.6 — 19 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador

    M4.6 · Riobamba · Source: usgs

  43. Conflict

    One-sided violence in Quevedo, Ecuador

    3 fatalities · Quevedo · Source: ucdp

  44. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Machala, Ecuador

    3 fatalities · Machala · Source: ucdp

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Quito · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Riobamba, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · Riobamba · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in La Libertad, Ecuador

    Severity 3 · La Libertad · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Quito, Ecuador

    Severity 4 · Quito · 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.