Atlanta Geological Society

08/22/2026

Seismogram and spectrogram as recorded in Metro Atlanta of 2.4 quake near Resaca, GA a bit before 5 a.m. EDT om 8/22. A timely reminder that the Atlanta Geological Society Monthly Meeting at Fernbank Museum of Natural History this coming Tuesday evening (8/25) will feature Georgia Tech seismologist Dr. Xu Si who will be discussing local-scale seismicity.

!!! IMPORTANT: We have been asked to have the meeting in the 3rd floor conference room rather than the auditorium. When we have the meetings in that location, there are special challenges, some beyond our control, with the Zoom broadcasts. So I'm encouraging as many people as possible to attend in person. We will still do our best to broadcast live on Zoom. AND we will attempt to record the room on a stand-alone camera that can be provided to remote members after the meeting.

08/15/2026

Summer is coming to an end and it's time to return to our regularly scheduled meetings. We're going to get things shaking on Tuesday, August 25 at Fernbank Museum with a presentation on local seismicity by Dr. Xu Si from Georgia Tech. I hope that everyone can join us.

08/03/2026

I hope everyone's summer is going well.

Please remember that we start meeting again this month on Tuesday, August 25!

More details in the next few days....but our seismology friends at Georgia Tech are going to return to shake things up!

-Scott

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06/28/2026

Please help raise awareness of the science and danger of rocks from space. Commemorate the 118th Anniversary of the Tunguska airburst with this year's celebration of International Asteroid Day.

Resources can be found at: https://asteroidday.org/asteroid-day-live/
&
https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-defense/

06/27/2026

Tuesday June 30 is our Annual BBQ Social at Fernbank. I placed the dinner order already but if you want to show up, we'll see you at 6:00 PM (volunteers at 5:30). I'm sure there will be enough food. You will get the chance to meet the AGS Nils Thompson GSEF Award winners as well as authors of Roadside Geology of Georgia and The Dinosaurs of Appalachia. Geo-Trivia, BBQ and a Giant Screen 3D Grand Canyon Movie. I hope to see you there.

06/16/2026

"Unearth a Story" event at the Auburn Public Library. That is the theme for this year's summer reading peogramming throughout Georgia.

06/01/2026

Dr. Steve Loheide will be presenting his Darcy lecture, Trees are Groundwater Stakeholders Too, this Wednesday, June 3, 2026, through the National Groundwater Association. There is no charge, but registration is required.

05/27/2026

Congratulations again to this year's winners of the Nils Thompson Memorial Award. We just received these nice images from the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair director. I thought I would share them with you (despite the fact that I accidentally had hit the anti-gravity button on my tie). They also give us an opportunity to recognize their teachers!

05/25/2026

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

The Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America will hold our 2027 meeting in Savannah, Georgia on April 25-28.

The portal is now open for GSA members to submit proposals for topical sessions, symposia, field trips, and short courses at: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Sections/se/2027mtg/home.aspx?hkey=88411fd7-3278-41be-aa78-f451032e17f3&WebsiteKey=a5b62ffc-18e7-49eb-b75a-db5406bdc7ea

The deadline for proposals is July 30, 2026.

We are soliciting proposals that cover a broad range of topics that showcase the work that is being done by geologists across the region. We especially want to highlight the diverse geology of the Southeast from the highest Blue Ridge peaks to our barrier island beaches. And as Co-chair of the Technical Program Committee, I strongly encourage those of you doing work in planetary geology to consider proposing innovative sessions. Almost all our academic institutions across the Southeast are now engaged in important planetary science investigations.

Thank you for helping us make this meeting a memorable one.

R. Scott Harris ([email protected])
Co-Chair Technical Program Committee
President, Atlanta Geological Society
Visiting Research Scientist, University of Georgia

Information for the 2027 GSA Southeastern Section Meeting.

05/17/2026

46 years. RIP David Johnston and all those who perished.