Abstract:The Jinggu MS6.6 earthquake that occurred on October 7, 2014 was another shallow earthquake following the Ludian MS6.5 earthquake that occurred on August 3, 2014 in Yunnan. During the main shock, 39 recordings were obtained by the National Strong Motion Observation Network System of China. Within an area above intensity Ⅵ, only five stations were triggered by the earthquake. In this study, we calculated the peak ground acceleration(PGA) and peak ground velocity(PGV) from these recordings. The PGA and spectral acceleration of site 053JYP, which captured the maximum PGA(543 gal), were significantly higher than the design specifications of a local area. A field survey around this station confirmed that structures were seriously damaged during the main shock. The site and topography effects may be explained by significant differences between the PGAs of sites 053JYZ and 053JGX. We then compared the attenuation characteristics of the PGA, PGV, spectral acceleration, Arias intensity, and significant duration of the Jinggu and Ludian earthquakes. In a near-field area, all observed values of these earthquakes were significantly higher than predicted values but were lower than those predicted in far-field areas. Except for the significant duration, all strong motion parameters from the Ludian earthquake were slightly higher than those of the Jinggu earthquake. We also found most far-field observed values to be lower than those predicted for these two earthquakes. The difference in Q values in different regions of Yunnan may be the main reason for this phenomenon.