1. Name :  VUETIBAU LASARUSA PIUTAU

2. Organization: Seismology Section Mineral Resources Department Suva Fiji Islands 

3. Course: 2000 Sm

4. Title: MAJOR EARTHQUAKES RECORDED IN FIJI AND THE TECTONICS OF THE FIJI PLATFORM

5. Abstract:
        A general overview of the tectonics of the Fiji Region and the evolution of the Fiji Platform in relation to the regional tectonics over the late Quaternary uplift  is generally discussed. A brief discussion of the major earthquakes which have occurred in Fiji in the last century with a survey of the damages inflicted by these earthquakes. The final chapters give a brief account of the probabilistic studies on the seismic hazard assessment for Fiji and the projects undertaken by the Mineral Resources Department; in its attempt to conduct a seismic risk survey of the city of Suva.