This project is about studying neotectonic deformations of the WKFTB, by the approaches that have never been used before: Absolute datings of Plio-Quaternary deposits for getting sedimentation and deformation ages, constructing balanced cross-sections, estimating total shortening and shortening rates of the region. The project includes adding additional GPS vectors within the WKFTB area to constrain the location of shortening and building the local geodetic model of deformation.

Seismicity within the Kura fold-thrust belt and Kura Basin is sparse, but the majority of well-constrained earthquakes have depths exceeding 10 km. During the last years, seismic monitoring quality and the number of stations within the study area has been increased, therefore seismic data will be significant source for the elaboration of the regional neotectonic deformation model.

Principal investigator: Zurab Javakhishvili