News & Announcements
Stay informed with the latest news and announcements from the Kentucky Geological Survey.
Small Paducah-area earthquake on August 19
Dr. Seth Carpenter, with the Kentucky Geological Survey, said the 2.3 magnitude quake happened late last night near the edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, a region that regularly produces small tremors.
Digging into Kentucky’s critical mineral potential: major rock core donation from Western Kentucky Fluorspar District
KGS has received a generous donation of 9,930 feet of rock cores from the Western Kentucky Fluorspar District. The collection was donated by longtime driller William “Buddy” Davidson and geologist Walt Gaylord and has now been entrusted to KGS for long-term preservation and future research.
Kentucky landslide prediction project tracks soil, rainfall data in eastern counties
To better understand landslides, the Kentucky Geological Survey has installed monitoring stations across eastern Kentucky to measure soil and rainfall variables.
Kazakhstan Scientists Visit KGS Earth Analysis Research Library to Explore Critical Minerals Research
Scientists from Kazakhstan visited the Kentucky Geological Survey’s (KGS) Earth Analysis Research Library (EARL) as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the foundational professional exchange program of the U.S. government.
KGS to receive more than $168,000 from USGS to preserve and digitize historic maps
The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) has been awarded $168,584 from the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) to preserve and improve access to its historic geologic maps.
KET Kentucky Edition segment - Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network
KGS's Matt Crawford, Sarah Johnson, and Ryan Ramsey are interviewed by KET's Kentucky Edition about the EPSCoR CLIMBS Project 5 Slope Hydrologic Monitoring Network.
Kentucky Shark Week 2026 - Before the Bluegrass, There Were Sharks
Shark Week 2026: Though not common, many kinds of ancient shark and shark-relative teeth can be found in Kentucky in Mississippian and Pennsylvanian strata. More than just having a tooth-like shape, fossil teeth have textural details which allow them to be identified as teeth.
New Grant Supports AI Innovation in Scientific Archives at the University of Kentucky
An interdisciplinary group of UK researchers at the University of Kentucky received a 2026 CURATE to advance a groundbreaking project that applies artificial intelligence to natural science archives.
From cave to CHAOS to community: Rachel Washburn shares geohealth research with Hidden River Cave stakeholders
Rachel Washburn, postdoctoral fellow with the Geohealth Team at the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) and Director of the CHAOS Lab (Center for geoHealth and Applied Omics Studies), recently visited Hidden River Cave and the American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA) to present new research findings generated directly from the cave system.