Datacenter region
Google Cloud us-central1 (Iowa)
us-central1 · 41.59, -93.62
1 open incident name Google Cloud us-central1 as affected in official updates.
This page covers incidents whose official updates name this region as affected. It is not a citywide status report, and the overall Google Cloud status does not tell whether this region works normally.
Incidents affecting Google Cloud us-central1
- UPDATE: Google Cloud Storage customers are experiencing elevated latencies and error rates when performing upload or write operations.
Incident began at 2026-10-08 05:19 and ended at 2026-10-08 16:30 (all times are US/Pacific ). Summary Google Cloud Storage customers are experiencing elevated latencies and error rates when performing upload or write operations Description We are continuing to mitigate the issue with Google Cloud Storage in the us-central1 region that began on Thursday, 2026-10-08 05:19 PDT. The initial mitigations applied by our engineering team continue to show observable improvements in error rates. Our engineering team is actively monitoring the environment and rolling out further mitigations to fully stab
About this region
us-central1 is Google Cloud's code for us-central1 (Iowa). Other providers may operate in the same area under different region codes. Problems with shared cloud infrastructure can affect apps hosted there, but a report about one provider does not establish a problem at another.
Physically located in United States of America. See all outages in United States of America for the full country view.
FAQ - Google Cloud us-central1
What is the us-central1 region?
us-central1 is Google Cloud's code for us-central1 (Iowa), a cloud datacenter region in United States of America. Other cloud providers use different region codes, even in the same city.
Is Google Cloud us-central1 having problems right now?
1 open incident name us-central1 as affected in official updates. Check the provider's official status for the latest update.
Why do unrelated apps fail when one region goes down?
Many SaaS products host their backend infrastructure in shared cloud regions. A single region outage can cascade across hundreds of apps that look unrelated to end users.
Where can I find the official Google Cloud status page?
Check Google Cloud Service Health for official region updates. GlobalOutageMap is an independent signal aggregator, not the provider's status authority.