THE KURA ACTIVE FAULT - POTENTIAL SOURCE OF SIGNIFICANT HAZARD.

An active fault stretching for more than 100 km along the Kura River between the tailing part of the Mingeçevir Reservoir in the east and the Azerbaijan-Georgia border in the west - the socalled Kura fault - is described in brief based on the analysis of space images. This active reverse fault with distinct evidence of Late Quaternary movements crosses the waterfronts of the Shamkir and the Enikend reservoirs. Considering its expressiveness and location just at the foundations of the hydraulic structures it seems that hazard posed by this active fault could be underestimated and that more efforts should be undertaken to reveal its recent history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]