South China Sea Events Map: What Was Reported This Week
Events reported around the South China Sea in the last 7 days, on a map with the reports behind each one, how precisely it is located, and whether it could be seen from orbit.
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In the 7 days to 8 October 2026, 67 events of this kind were reported around the South China Sea and placed on the Delta Watchfloor. This page counts every category of event. Every event shows three things: the reports behind it, how precisely it is located, and whether it could be seen from orbit.
Events from the last 7 days
Infrastructure · Antelope Reef
China constructs runway on Antelope Reef in disputed South China Sea
LocalizedObservable from orbit3 publishers · 1 distinct textInfrastructure · Arayat
Floodwalls in Pampanga damaged
LocalizedObservable from orbit1 publisherKinetic · Barangay Central
LocalizedObservable from orbit1 publisherInfrastructure · Itogon
7 found dead in Benguet tunnel
LocalizedNothing visible from orbit1 publisherKinetic · Roxas
Rifle grenade explosion kills four in Roxas, Isabela after children find object in canal
ReportedNot observable from orbit3 publishersKinetic · building materials store
Fire at building materials store in Yilan
ReportedLocation too coarse to image1 publisherMaritime · Taiwan's southern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
PLA aircraft and naval activities detected around Taiwan, September 23–October 7, 2026
ReportedLocation too coarse to image4 publishers · 1 distinct textNatural Disaster · Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City on alert as October tides threaten to hit 1.87 meters
ReportedLocation too coarse to image1 publisherMaritime · China
China's Aggressive Actions in the South China Sea
ReportedLocation too coarse to image1 publisherNatural Disaster · pumping stations in Ba Diem, Vinh Loc, and Tan Vinh Loc Communes
Ho Chi Minh City activates pumping stations to combat flooding
LocalizedObservable from orbit1 publisher
A sample of 67, highest severity first. See them all on the map →
By category · last 7 days
- Maritime14
- Natural Disaster14
- Infrastructure13
- Other11
- Kinetic6
- Aviation4
- Protest3
- Humanitarian1
- Thermal Anomalies1
Places named most often
Event data powered by the GDELT Project. The list and the places are taken from a sample of up to 500 events in the window; the total counts every placed event. The area is a rectangle around the sea, so it includes the coasts that border it and events on land near them. Updated hourly. For situational awareness only — not for tracking or targeting individuals.
What This Page Counts
This page counts every category of event. The area is a rectangle around the sea, so it includes the coasts that border it and events on land near them.
Looking at These Events From Orbit
Radar imagery works day or night and through cloud. On the Map, vessel detection can be run on Sentinel-1 radar over an area of sea. See the Sentinel-1 SAR viewer and the Sentinel-2 viewer, or read how the Watchfloor works.
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