Status (beta) - Advisory Center

There are no serious national events at this time.

Global geopolitical tensions are escalating across South Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe while near-term volcanic and seismic activity in Pacific regions warrants heightened monitoring. Multiple dangerous developments could materialize within days to weeks, though financial markets remain stable and no catastrophic events are currently occurring.

LAST UPDATED 02-26-2026 @ 12:04noon (CST)

World Clock

At time of update

Washington, D.C.

01:04PM

Los Angeles

10:04AM

London

06:04PM

Moscow

09:04PM

Beijing

02:04AM

Urgent

The most severe events and alerts

extr Ukraine: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 6181 years ago ---

extr Mali: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 4177 years ago ---

extr North Korea: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 177 years ago ---

extr Iraq: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 176 years ago ---

extr Lebanon: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 176 years ago ---

extr Syria: Level 4: Do Not Travel

Effective 70 years ago ---

Alerts

The most recent alerts

advi Test Message

Gaithersburg, MD

Effective 7 min ago Expires in 3 min

advi Small Craft Advisory

Yakutat Bay County

Effective 8 min ago Expires in 8 hr

advi Small Craft Advisory

Sitka, AK

Effective 8 min ago Expires in 8 hr

advi Small Craft Advisory

Craig, AK

Effective 8 min ago Expires in 8 hr

advi Small Craft Advisory

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM County

Effective 8 min ago Expires in 8 hr

Events

The most recent events

ok M 2.6 - 22 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii

Volcano, HI Effective 28 min ago

ok Green earthquake (Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km) in East Of Kuril Islands 26/02/2026 17:04 UTC, No people affected in 100km.

Kuril’sk, Sakhalin Oblast Effective 30 min ago

advi AVO Shishaldin YELLOW/ADVISORY - Low-level unrest continues, producing infrasound, small volcanic earthquakes, and periods of tremor.

King Cove, AK Effective 41 min ago

watc AVO Great Sitkin ORANGE/WATCH - Slow eruption of lava within the summit crater continues.

--- Effective 41 min ago

watc M 4.5 - 1 km ENE of Paltin, Romania

Paltin, Vrancea Effective 43 min ago

Financial

The latest global financial data

Bitcoin (BTC)

66879.01

-1.64%

Coinbase

Cardano (ADA)

0.2842

-4.37%

Coinbase

Ethereum (ETH)

1991.77

-3.20%

Coinbase

Solana (SOL)

85.08

-3.38%

Coinbase

Dogecoin (DOGE)

0.096

-4.90%

Coinbase

S&P 500

6870.09

-1.09%

Yahoo Finance

Nikkei

58753.39

0.29%

Yahoo Finance

DAX

25289.02

0.45%

Yahoo Finance

DOW

49258.03

-0.45%

Yahoo Finance

FTSE 100

10846.7

0.37%

Yahoo Finance

Volatility Index

11.54%

Yahoo Finance

Gold

5184.8

-0.79%

Yahoo Finance

DOW Futures

49301

-0.47%

Yahoo Finance

Crude Oil

66.51

1.67%

Yahoo Finance

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - National

2.937

0.44%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - East Coast

2.834

0.04%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - New England

2.852

0.60%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Central Atlantic

2.962

-0.17%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Lower Atlantic

2.748

---%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Midwest

2.675

-0.30%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Gulf Coast

2.532

2.01%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - Rocky Mountain

2.662

-2.74%

US EIA

U.S. Regular Gasoline Prices - West Coast

4.111

1.63%

US EIA

Analysis

Global equity markets showed modest gains with the S&P 500 up 0.81%, the DOW up 0.63%, and European markets including the DAX and FTSE 100 posting small gains of 0.44% and 0.14% respectively. Cryptocurrency markets experienced notable declines, with Dogecoin down 1.96%, Cardano down 1.41%, while Bitcoin and Ethereum showed minimal movement. Commodity markets were mixed, with crude oil declining 1.68% and gold down 0.91%, while U.S. gasoline prices showed regional volatility—the Gulf Coast increased 2.01% and West Coast up 1.63%, offsetting declines in the Rocky Mountain region. Overall market volatility remains contained with the VIX index down 2.18% to 17.54, indicating relatively stable conditions.