Internet outages in August 2026
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.
120incidents
60countries affected
13blackouts
August 31, 2026
- 19:30 Mauritius Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 63% of normal
- 04:55 Syria Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 03:30 Iraq Blackout · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 33% of normal
August 30, 2026
- 22:00 Libya Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 76% of normal
- 12:50 Cape Verde Degraded · 2 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 95% of normal
- 12:40 Ethiopia Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 05:35 Ethiopia Degraded · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 03:30 Iraq Blackout · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 33% of normal
August 29, 2026
- 22:00 Cape Verde Degraded · 14 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 94% of normal
- 20:25 Kenya Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 06:55 Ethiopia Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 03:30 Iraq Blackout · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 34% of normal
August 28, 2026
- 16:15 North Korea Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 91% of normal
- 13:00 Cameroon Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 75% of normal
- 12:10 Central African Republic Degraded · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
August 27, 2026
- 21:30 Cape Verde Degraded · 47 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 94% of normal
- 16:25 Federated States of Micronesia Degraded · 10 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 87% of normal
- 13:30 Niger Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 84% of normal
- 04:10 Haiti Blackout · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 42% of normal
- 03:20 Iraq Blackout · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 33% of normal
August 26, 2026
- 22:00 Nauru Partial outage · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 62% of normal
- 19:00 Mauritius Blackout · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 35% of normal
- 16:00 Nauru Partial outage · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 64% of normal
- 10:10 Trinidad and Tobago Partial outage · 7 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 65% of normal
- 09:50 Zambia Partial outage · 50 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 64% of normal
- 08:20 Zimbabwe Blackout · 2 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 36% of normal
- 03:20 Iraq Blackout · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 32% of normal
- 01:30 Belize Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 52% of normal
August 25, 2026
- 23:10 Cape Verde Degraded · 44 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 92% of normal
- 12:50 Ethiopia Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 10:20 Ethiopia Degraded · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 07:35 Nepal Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
August 24, 2026
- 12:40 Syria Partial outage · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 11:20 Gabon Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 09:50 Tunisia Degraded · 4 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 91% of normal
- 07:20 Ethiopia Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
August 23, 2026
- 20:10 Cape Verde Degraded · 21 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 93% of normal
- 01:20 Japan Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 01:20 New Zealand Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 70% of normal
- 01:20 Vietnam Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 01:10 Cambodia Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 59% of normal
- 01:10 Myanmar Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 01:10 Maldives Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 58% of normal
- 01:10 Mexico Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 01:10 Singapore Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 73% of normal
- 01:10 Thailand Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 66% of normal
- 01:00 Indonesia Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 50% of normal
August 22, 2026
- 23:20 Cape Verde Degraded · 20 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 94% of normal
- 13:20 Benin Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 80% of normal
August 21, 2026
- 16:40 Madagascar Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 08:45 Tajikistan Degraded · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 83% of normal
- 04:00 Cape Verde Partial outage · 36 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 69% of normal
- 02:40 US Virgin Islands Partial outage · 20 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 56% of normal
August 20, 2026
- 20:50 Ethiopia Degraded · 9 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 10:35 Venezuela Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 06:55 Ethiopia Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 04:50 Ghana Partial outage · 7 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 74% of normal
- 02:30 Burundi Blackout · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 49% of normal
August 19, 2026
- 19:10 Ethiopia Degraded · 11 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 13:35 Ethiopia Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 04:50 Ethiopia Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
August 18, 2026
- 23:35 Kenya Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 22:10 Armenia Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
- 19:40 Kenya Degraded · 55 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 07:40 Ethiopia Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
August 17, 2026
- 15:50 French Polynesia Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 11:00 Ethiopia Degraded · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 08:25 Ethiopia Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
August 16, 2026
- 21:40 Gabon Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 74% of normal
- 20:00 Gabon Partial outage · 50 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 73% of normal
- 12:50 Ethiopia Degraded · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
August 15, 2026
- 19:20 Ethiopia Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 14:45 Georgia Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 92% of normal
- 03:15 Dominica Partial outage · 10 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 79% of normal
August 14, 2026
- 17:10 Dominica Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 59% of normal
- 09:50 Tajikistan Partial outage · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 64% of normal
- 08:20 Dominica Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 51% of normal
- 00:25 Colombia Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
August 13, 2026
- 19:40 Kiribati Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 76% of normal
- 19:25 Cameroon Degraded · 13 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 82% of normal
- 12:20 Ethiopia Degraded · 20 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 09:40 Djibouti Partial outage · 25 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 68% of normal
August 12, 2026
- 12:20 Djibouti Degraded · 50 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 83% of normal
- 11:20 Kazakhstan Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 79% of normal
August 11, 2026
- 16:15 Honduras Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 16:15 Niger Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 88% of normal
- 13:10 Syria Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 66% of normal
- 09:40 Central African Republic Degraded · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 85% of normal
- 06:20 Bangladesh Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 74% of normal
- 06:20 Nepal Partial outage · 30 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 67% of normal
- 06:20 US Virgin Islands Partial outage · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 67% of normal
- 01:50 Burundi Blackout · 30 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 24% of normal
August 10, 2026
- 16:50 Ethiopia Degraded · 12 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 13:30 Rwanda Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 76% of normal
- 12:00 Burundi Partial outage · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 67% of normal
August 8, 2026
- 17:40 Burundi Blackout · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 42% of normal
- 16:20 Rwanda Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 70% of normal
August 7, 2026
- 18:30 Burundi Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 75% of normal
- 16:20 Honduras Degraded · 40 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 93% of normal
- 16:10 Guinea Blackout · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 23% of normal
- 13:50 Rwanda Partial outage · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing + routes, lowest 63% of normal
- 11:40 Turkmenistan Partial outage · 19 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 77% of normal
August 6, 2026
- 19:45 Venezuela Degraded · 5 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 94% of normal
- 06:40 Somalia Degraded · 2 days IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
August 5, 2026
- 16:10 Georgia Blackout · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 25% of normal
- 14:35 Liberia Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 07:10 Georgia Degraded · 45 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 92% of normal
- 05:10 Cook Islands Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 51% of normal
- 02:05 Niue Degraded · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 86% of normal
August 4, 2026
- 11:50 Sierra Leone Degraded · 50 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 08:30 Sierra Leone Degraded · 35 min IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
- 01:25 Sierra Leone Degraded · 6 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 90% of normal
August 3, 2026
- 10:20 Burkina Faso Partial outage · 3 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 02:20 Chad Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 60% of normal
August 2, 2026
- 15:40 Mozambique Degraded · 4 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 87% of normal
- 13:55 Nigeria Degraded · 25 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
- 11:30 Syria Partial outage · 2 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): active probing, lowest 71% of normal
- 01:55 Ethiopia Degraded · 29 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 95% of normal
August 1, 2026
- 16:15 Federated States of Micronesia Degraded · 9 hours IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes, lowest 87% of normal
- 07:30 Burundi Partial outage · 1 hour IODA archive IODA (Georgia Tech): routes + active probing, lowest 50% of normal