Other deployments Location Event Reference Notes Nigeria Boko Haram bombings (late November 2015) Announcing the activation on his Facebook timeline, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that unfortunately, incidents like this were all too common and he would not announce individual activations of Safety Check in the future. However, he urged people to be optimistic and realize that the frequency of such incidents was going down on the whole. Chennai, India 2015 South Indian floods Ankara, Turkey February 2016 Ankara bombing  Ankara, Turkey March 2016 Ankara bombing Brussels, Belgium 2016 Brussels bombings (March 22, 2016) David Cohen, Facebook Activates Safety Check for Brussels Bombings, AdWeek (March 22, 2016). Lahore, Pakistan 2016 Lahore bombing Facebook accidentally sent notifications asking whether users were safe to Facebook users around the world, even those who were nowhere near Pakistan. Orlando area, Florida, United States Orlando nightclub shooting (June 12, 2016) Julie Shapiro, Facebook Activates Safety Check for Orlando Nightclub Shooting, Time (June 12, 2016).Justin Boggs, Facebook activates Safety Check for Orlando residents, WGBA-TV (June 12, 2016). First operational use in the United States. Antananarivo, Madagascar Explosion in Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo (June 26, 2016) Istanbul, Turkey 2016 Atatürk Airport attack Dallas, Texas, United States 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers Nice, France 2016 Nice truck attack Munich, Germany 2016 Munich shooting at OEZ (July 22, 2016) Quetta, Pakistan 8 August 2016 Quetta bombing Gothenburg, Sweden Hand grenade attack on apartment building that killed an 8-year-old boy (August 22, 2016) Central Italy August 2016 Central Italy earthquake (August 24, 2016) Heather Kelly, Mark Zuckerberg headed to Italy after earthquake, CNN Money (August 25, 2016). Tel Aviv, Israel The Building Collapse in Tel Aviv (September 5, 2016) Facebook activated it in a small distribution as a pilot in order to expand the feature. Davao City, Philippines 2016 Davao City bombing (September 2, 2016) New York City, United States 2016 Chelsea bombing James Rogers, Facebook activates Safety Check service after New York City explosion, Fox News (September 18, 2016). Hoboken, New Jersey, United States 2016 Hoboken train crash at Hoboken Terminal (September 29, 2016) Brussels, Belgium2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers (October 5, 2016) Kaikoura, Blenheim, Christchurch, Wellington, New Zealand. 2016 Kaikoura earthquake (November 14, 2016) Haifa, Israel November 2016 Israel fires (November 24, 2016) First operational use in Israel. Columbus, Ohio, United States Ohio State University attack (November 28, 2016) Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States2016 Wildfire in Gatlinburg area (November 28, 2016)Oakland, California, United States2016 Oakland warehouse fire (December 2, 2016)Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States10-Alarm fire in residential neighborhood (December 4, 2016)Chennai, IndiaCyclone Vardah hits India  Gothenburg, Sweden Hand grenade attack on apartment building (December 15, 2016) Berlin, Germany2016 Berlin truck attack (December 19, 2016)JerusalemJanuary 2017 Jerusalem vehicular attack (January 8, 2017)Jersey Village, Texas, United StatesJersey Village Texas Tornado (January 16, 2017)Playa del Carmen, Mexicol’incident violent à Playa del Carmen (January 16, 2017) Christchurch , New ZealandPort Hills Wildfire (February 13, 2017)London, United Kingdom2017 Westminster attack (March 22, 2017)Saint-Petersburg, Russia2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack (April 3, 2017)First operational use in RussiaStockholm, Sweden2017 Stockholm truck attack (April 7, 2017)Manchester, EnglandManchester Arena bombing (May 22, 2017)Jakarta, Indonesia2017 Kampung Melayu bombings (May 24, 2017)First operational use in IndonesiaPernambuco, Brazil2017 Pernambuco and Alagoas Floods (May 27, 2017)London, England2017 London Bridge attack (June 3, 2017)Cape Town, South AfricaJune 2017 StormFirst operational use in South AfricaKnysna, South AfricaJune 2017 WildfiresLondon , EnglandGrenfell Tower fire (June 14, 2017)Split, CroatiaThe Wildfire in Split (June 16–18, 2017)First operational use in CroatiaBarcelona, Spain2017 Barcelona attacks (August 17, 2017) Turku , FinlandTurku stabbing (August 18, 2017)First operational use in FinlandHong Kong and MacaoTyphoon Hato (August 22, 2017)First operational use in Hong Kong and MacaoRomaniaThe Storm in Western Romania (September 17, 2017)First operational use in RomaniaLas Vegas, Nevada, United States2017 Las Vegas shooting (October 1, 2017)Czech Republic, Germany, PolandStorm Herwart (October 29, 2017) Surabaya, Indonesia2018 Surabaya bombings (May 13, 2018)Lombok, IndonesiaAugust 2018 Lombok earthquake (August 5, 2018)Utrecht, NetherlandsUtrecht tram shooting ( Monday March 18, 2019)First operational use in the NetherlandsJakarta , Indonesia2020 Greater Jakarta flooding (January 1, 2020) Beirut 2020 Beirut Port Explosion ( Tuesday August 4, 2020 )First operational Use in LebanonJakartaJanuary 2020 Jakarta FloodsBandung RegencyJanuary 2020 Bandung Regency FloodsAustraliaAustralia Bushfires 2019/2020Houston , Texas, USAExplosion in Houston , January 2020Zagreb, CroatiaEarthquake in Croatia, March 2020South BrazilCyclone, July 2020Oregon, USAOregon Wildfires, September 2020California, 2020California Wildfires, August September 2020PhilippinesTyphoon Rolly , October 2020MalaysiaFlooding Malaysia, January 2021Gjerdrum, NorwayMudlside Gjerdrum , December 2020Valparaíso, ChileValparaíso Wildfires, January 2021Madrid, SpainExplosion Madrid, January 2020Santiago and Nuevo León, MexicoWildfires Santiago and Nuevo León, March 2021Béjaïa, AlgeriaEarthquake Béjaïa , March 2021Tétouan, MoroccoMorocco Floods, March 2021Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVolcanic Eruption, April 2021 
Other deployments Location Event Reference Notes Nigeria Boko Haram bombings (late November 2015) Announcing the activation on his Facebook timeline, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that unfortunately, incidents like this were all too common and he would not announce individual activations of Safety Check in the future. However, he urged people to be optimistic and realize that the frequency of such incidents was going down on the whole. Chennai, India 2015 South Indian floods Ankara, Turkey February 2016 Ankara bombing First operational use in Turkey. Ankara, Turkey March 2016 Ankara bombing Brussels, Belgium 2016 Brussels bombings (March 22, 2016) David Cohen, Facebook Activates Safety Check for Brussels Bombings, AdWeek (March 22, 2016). Lahore, Pakistan 2016 Lahore bombing Facebook accidentally sent notifications asking whether users were safe to Facebook users around the world, even those who were nowhere near Pakistan. Orlando area, Florida, United States Orlando nightclub shooting (June 12, 2016) Julie Shapiro, Facebook Activates Safety Check for Orlando Nightclub Shooting, Time (June 12, 2016).Justin Boggs, Facebook activates Safety Check for Orlando residents, WGBA-TV (June 12, 2016). First operational use in the United States. Antananarivo, Madagascar Explosion in Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo (June 26, 2016) Istanbul, Turkey 2016 Atatürk Airport attack Dallas, Texas, United States 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers Nice, France 2016 Nice truck attack Munich, Germany 2016 Munich shooting at OEZ (July 22, 2016) Quetta, Pakistan 8 August 2016 Quetta bombing Gothenburg, Sweden Hand grenade attack on apartment building that killed an 8-year-old boy (August 22, 2016) Central Italy August 2016 Central Italy earthquake (August 24, 2016) Heather Kelly, Mark Zuckerberg headed to Italy after earthquake, CNN Money (August 25, 2016). Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv building collapse (September 5, 2016) Facebook activated it in a small distribution as a pilot in order to expand the feature. Davao City, Philippines 2016 Davao City bombing (September 2, 2016) New York City, United States 2016 Chelsea bombing James Rogers, Facebook activates Safety Check service after New York City explosion, Fox News (September 18, 2016). Hoboken, New Jersey, United States 2016 Hoboken train crash at Hoboken Terminal (September 29, 2016) Brussels, Belgium2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers (October 5, 2016) Kaikoura, Blenheim, Christchurch, Wellington, New Zealand. 2016 Kaikoura earthquake (November 14, 2016) Haifa, Israel November 2016 Israel fires (November 24, 2016) First operational use in Israel. Columbus, Ohio, United States Ohio State University attack (November 28, 2016) Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States2016 Wildfire in Gatlinburg area (November 28, 2016)Oakland, California, United States2016 Oakland warehouse fire (December 2, 2016)Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States10-Alarm fire in residential neighborhood (December 4, 2016)Chennai, IndiaCyclone Vardah hits India (December 12, 2016) Gothenburg, Sweden Hand grenade attack on apartment building (December 15, 2016) Berlin, Germany2016 Berlin truck attack (December 19, 2016)JerusalemJanuary 2017 Jerusalem vehicular attack (January 8, 2017)Jersey Village, Texas, United StatesJersey Village tornado (January 16, 2017)Playa del Carmen, MexicoPlaya del Carmen violent incident (January 16, 2017) First operational use in MexicoChristchurch , New ZealandPort Hills wildfire (February 13, 2017)London, United Kingdom2017 Westminster attack (March 22, 2017)Saint-Petersburg, Russia2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack (April 3, 2017)First operational use in RussiaStockholm, Sweden2017 Stockholm truck attack (April 7, 2017)Manchester, EnglandManchester Arena bombing (May 22, 2017)Jakarta, Indonesia2017 Kampung Melayu bombings (May 24, 2017)First operational use in IndonesiaPernambuco, Brazil2017 Pernambuco and Alagoas floods (May 27, 2017)London, England2017 London Bridge attack (June 3, 2017)Cape Town, South AfricaJune 2017 stormFirst operational use in South AfricaKnysna, South AfricaJune 2017 wildfiresLondon , EnglandGrenfell Tower fire (June 14, 2017)Split, CroatiaSplit wildfire (June 16–18, 2017)First operational use in CroatiaBarcelona, Spain2017 Barcelona attacks (August 17, 2017) First operational use in SpainTurku , FinlandTurku stabbing (August 18, 2017)First operational use in FinlandHong Kong and MacaoTyphoon Hato (August 22, 2017)First operational use in Hong Kong and MacaoRomaniaWestern Romania storm (September 17, 2017)First operational use in RomaniaLas Vegas, Nevada, United States2017 Las Vegas shooting (October 1, 2017)Czech Republic, Germany, PolandStorm Herwart (October 29, 2017) Surabaya, Indonesia2018 Surabaya bombings (May 13, 2018)Lombok, IndonesiaAugust 2018 Lombok earthquake (August 5, 2018)Utrecht, NetherlandsUtrecht tram shooting ( March 18, 2019)First operational use in the NetherlandsAustralia2019–20 Australian bushfire seasonJakarta , Indonesia2020 Greater Jakarta flooding (January 1, 2020) Jakarta, IndonesiaJanuary 2020 Jakarta floodsBandung Regency, IndonesiaJanuary 2020 Bandung floodsHouston , Texas, USAJanuary 2020 Houston explosionsZagreb, Croatia2020 Zagreb earthquake (March 22, 2020)Southern BrazilJune 2020 Brazil bomb cycloneBeirut, Lebanon2020 Beirut explosion (August 4, 2020)First operational use in LebanonCalifornia, USA2020 California wildfiresOregon, USA2020 Oregon wildfiresPhilippinesTyphoon Rolly (October 2020)Malaysia2020–21 Malaysian floodsGjerdrum, Norway2020 Gjerdrum landslide (December 30, 2020)Valparaíso, ChileValparaíso wildfires (January 2021)Madrid, Spain2021 Madrid explosion (January 20, 2021)Tétouan, MoroccoTétouan floods (March 2021)First operational use in MoroccoBéjaïa, Algeria2021 Béjaïa earthquake (March 18, 2021)First operational use in AlgeriaSantiago, Nuevo León, MexicoNuevo León wildfires (March 2021)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2021 eruption of La Soufrière ( April 2021 )First operational use in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The Building Collapse in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv building collapse
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(December 12, 2016)
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Texas Tornado
tornado
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Mexicol’incident violent à Playa del Carmen
MexicoPlaya del Carmen violent incident
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Christchurch
First operational use in MexicoChristchurch
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wildfire
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Floods
floods
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StormFirst
stormFirst
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WildfiresLondon
wildfiresLondon
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CroatiaThe Wildfire in Split
CroatiaSplit wildfire
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Turku
First operational use in SpainTurku
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MacaoRomaniaThe Storm in Western Romania
MacaoRomaniaWestern Romania storm
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NetherlandsJakarta
NetherlandsAustralia2019–20 Australian bushfire seasonJakarta
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Jakarta, IndonesiaJanuary
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Beirut Port Explosion ( Tuesday August 4,
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USAExplosion in Houston , January 2020Zagreb, CroatiaEarthquake in Croatia, March 2020South BrazilCyclone, July 2020Oregon, USAOregon Wildfires, September 2020California, 2020California Wildfires, August
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September 2020PhilippinesTyphoon Rolly , October 2020MalaysiaFlooding Malaysia, January 2021Gjerdrum, NorwayMudlside Gjerdrum , December 2020Valparaíso,
USAJanuary 2020 Houston explosionsZagreb, Croatia2020 Zagreb earthquake (March 22, 2020)Southern BrazilJune 2020 Brazil bomb cycloneBeirut, Lebanon2020 Beirut explosion (August 4, 2020)First operational use in LebanonCalifornia, USA2020 California wildfiresOregon, USA2020 Oregon wildfiresPhilippinesTyphoon Rolly (October 2020)Malaysia2020–21 Malaysian floodsGjerdrum, Norway2020 Gjerdrum landslide (December 30, 2020)Valparaíso,
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wildfires (January 2021)Madrid, Spain2021 Madrid explosion (January 20, 2021)Tétouan, MoroccoTétouan floods (March 2021)First operational use in MoroccoBéjaïa, Algeria2021
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earthquake (March 18, 2021)First operational use in AlgeriaSantiago, Nuevo León, MexicoNuevo León wildfires (March 2021)Saint
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Grenadines2021 eruption of La Soufrière (
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