Internet outages in May 2023
Every disruption detected worldwide, newest first. Statuses combine our own probes with IODA routing data; see how it works for the details.
Before our own monitoring began on October 16, 2026, this archive shows outages detected by IODA (Georgia Tech): drops in a country's internet routes (BGP) or in its reachability from IODA's active probing, compared with the day before.
143incidents
58countries affected
12blackouts
May 31, 2023
- 21:30 Uzbekistan Degraded · 7 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 84% of normal
- 11:30 Niger Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 89% of normal
- 07:50 Angola Degraded · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 82% of normal
- 06:20 Costa Rica Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 91% of normal
- 04:00 Congo Degraded · 50 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 82% of normal
- 03:10 Niger Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 56% of normal
- 02:00 US Virgin Islands Partial outage · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 65% of normal
May 30, 2023
- 19:30 Botswana Blackout · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 41% of normal
- 18:10 Sudan Blackout · 5 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 33% of normal
- 13:25 Cameroon Degraded · 35 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 05:45 Guinea-Bissau Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
- 05:30 Congo Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 84% of normal
- 01:40 Congo Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 84% of normal
May 29, 2023
- 23:10 Tunisia Partial outage · 6 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 59% of normal
- 13:00 Tuvalu Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 74% of normal
- 02:40 Cameroon Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 00:20 Congo Partial outage · 7 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 72% of normal
May 28, 2023
- 18:30 Sudan Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 65% of normal
- 17:20 Lesotho Blackout · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 31% of normal
- 10:00 Iraq Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 06:10 Cape Verde Blackout · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 38% of normal
- 03:40 Cape Verde Blackout · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 23% of normal
May 27, 2023
- 22:50 Faroe Islands Partial outage · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 76% of normal
- 20:35 Cameroon Degraded · 10 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
May 26, 2023
- 15:20 Belize Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 69% of normal
- 08:00 Malaysia Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 65% of normal
- 03:50 Congo Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 78% of normal
- 00:10 Congo Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 60% of normal
May 25, 2023
- 22:50 Seychelles Degraded · 6 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 91% of normal
- 06:00 Sudan Degraded · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 83% of normal
- 05:00 Tuvalu Degraded · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 04:10 Bolivia Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
May 24, 2023
- 22:45 Syria Partial outage · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 74% of normal
- 17:50 Guinea Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 12:30 Chad Partial outage · 4 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 62% of normal
- 11:40 Niger Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 69% of normal
- 11:00 Mauritius Degraded · 13 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 81% of normal
- 00:15 Syria Partial outage · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 69% of normal
May 23, 2023
- 23:30 Guam Blackout · 4 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 28% of normal
- 15:10 Niger Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 69% of normal
- 12:55 South Sudan Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 12:30 Niger Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 70% of normal
- 09:00 Malaysia Blackout · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 44% of normal
- 07:00 Bangladesh Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 70% of normal
- 05:30 Kiribati Degraded · 35 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 81% of normal
May 22, 2023
- 23:00 Tunisia Partial outage · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 65% of normal
- 21:10 Seychelles Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 79% of normal
- 07:45 Norfolk Island Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 72% of normal
- 04:20 Congo Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 70% of normal
- 04:00 Turks and Caicos Islands Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 01:40 Congo Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 72% of normal
- 01:30 Guam Degraded · 11 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 89% of normal
- 00:30 Congo Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 72% of normal
May 21, 2023
- 23:55 Sudan Partial outage · 2 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 53% of normal
- 13:45 Nauru Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 89% of normal
- 06:40 Saint Martin Degraded · 36 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 84% of normal
- 00:40 Guam Degraded · 13 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 85% of normal
May 20, 2023
- 15:15 South Sudan Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 14:40 Sudan Partial outage · 20 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 69% of normal
- 01:00 Guam Partial outage · 13 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 67% of normal
May 19, 2023
- 22:05 Tuvalu Partial outage · 5 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 59% of normal
- 09:35 Comoros Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 65% of normal
- 09:20 Cameroon Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 72% of normal
- 07:25 Palau Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 05:20 Guam Partial outage · 8 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 68% of normal
- 03:00 Niger Blackout · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 42% of normal
May 18, 2023
- 04:20 Guam Blackout · 10 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 31% of normal
May 17, 2023
- 23:55 Guatemala Degraded · 13 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 82% of normal
- 18:10 Belarus Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 93% of normal
- 11:40 Timor-Leste Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 55% of normal
- 11:35 Federated States of Micronesia Degraded · 2 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 11:30 Indonesia Blackout · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 45% of normal
- 11:30 Kiribati Degraded · 2 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 11:30 Guam Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 58% of normal
- 10:00 Kenya Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 93% of normal
- 02:30 Congo Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 85% of normal
- 00:00 Kenya Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 78% of normal
May 16, 2023
- 20:00 Cameroon Degraded · 12 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 13:55 Benin Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 59% of normal
- 13:50 Equatorial Guinea Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 59% of normal
- 13:10 Niger Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 91% of normal
- 07:50 Benin Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 56% of normal
- 07:50 Equatorial Guinea Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 55% of normal
- 02:40 Congo Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 81% of normal
- 02:20 Niger Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 55% of normal
May 15, 2023
- 18:30 Cameroon Degraded · 12 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 17:00 Guyana Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 75% of normal
- 16:50 Tuvalu Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
- 13:50 Chad Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 08:20 Burkina Faso Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 67% of normal
- 06:55 Ecuador Degraded · 35 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 00:40 Congo Partial outage · 6 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 73% of normal
May 14, 2023
- 20:10 Nigeria Degraded · 11 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
May 13, 2023
- 13:00 Chad Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 91% of normal
- 09:55 Cameroon Degraded · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
May 12, 2023
- 13:40 Cameroon Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 12:05 Cameroon Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 09:40 Comoros Partial outage · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 65% of normal
- 02:00 Congo Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 00:05 Niger Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
May 11, 2023
- 20:30 Marshall Islands Degraded · 35 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 18:15 Jamaica Partial outage · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 15:45 Egypt Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 72% of normal
- 12:30 Guinea-Bissau Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
- 08:10 Chad Partial outage · 6 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 67% of normal
- 05:50 Paraguay Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 81% of normal
May 10, 2023
- 12:05 Nigeria Degraded · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 92% of normal
- 07:30 Saint Martin Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 63% of normal
- 04:05 Chad Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 83% of normal
May 8, 2023
- 17:20 Guinea Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
- 11:40 Zimbabwe Partial outage · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 72% of normal
- 01:50 Congo Partial outage · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 01:00 Oman Blackout · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 33% of normal
- 01:00 Yemen Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 59% of normal
May 7, 2023
- 13:05 Chad Degraded · 44 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
- 08:20 Niger Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 92% of normal
- 07:15 Honduras Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 03:45 Saint Martin Degraded · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 87% of normal
May 6, 2023
- 23:25 Niger Degraded · 6 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 83% of normal
- 20:15 Niger Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 89% of normal
- 19:40 Guinea Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
- 15:50 Saint Martin Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 92% of normal
- 15:10 Chad Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 64% of normal
- 13:50 Niger Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 78% of normal
- 11:50 South Sudan Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 92% of normal
- 08:25 Marshall Islands Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 08:10 Ecuador Degraded · 9 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 05:20 Guinea Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
May 5, 2023
- 05:30 Niger Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 88% of normal
- 03:00 Congo Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 76% of normal
- 01:10 Sint Maarten Degraded · 6 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 89% of normal
May 4, 2023
- 20:35 Nigeria Degraded · 11 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 04:05 Haiti Partial outage · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 65% of normal
- 02:20 Syria Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 79% of normal
- 00:35 Benin Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 91% of normal
May 3, 2023
- 23:05 Nigeria Degraded · 8 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 14:35 Tuvalu Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 76% of normal
May 2, 2023
- 21:50 Mongolia Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 91% of normal
- 14:40 Tonga Partial outage · 7 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 60% of normal
- 13:30 Benin Partial outage · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 76% of normal