Abstract
The 1988 Saguenay earthquake caused a large variety of geotechnical and structural damage. A total of 1927 claim files, most of which were submitted under a compensation program sponsored by the ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec, Direction générale de la sécurité civile, have been studied. The results of this study are presented in terms of correlations between damage and geographical distribution, earthquake motion characteristics, soil conditions, and type of structures. Site effects are pointed out as one of the main causes of damage to buildings even at large distances from the epicentre. Key words: Saguenay earthquake, distribution of damage, geotechnical damage, structural damage, site effects.
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