Abstract:Two MS6.4 and MS5.1 successive earthquakes occurred in Kashgar, Xinjiang, on January 19, 2020, and February 21, 2020. Based on the statistical analysis of 128 strong ground-motion data records collected by the Xinjiang strong ground-motion data network, the amplitudes and spectral response characteristics of the two earthquakes were investigated. Then, the obtained results were compared with the spectral responses of two current codes. The results show the following: (1) For the same earthquake magnitude, the spectral acceleration response increases and its attenuation speed decreases as the epicentral distance decreases; for the same epicentral distance, the spectral acceleration response increases and its attenuation speed decreases as the earthquake magnitude increases. (2) When the earthquake magnitude increases, the spectral acceleration, spectral ground velocity, and spectral ground displacement increase. (3) The spectral acceleration responses and their average curves of the MS6.4 and MS5.1 earthquakes are similar; however, they are quite different from the spectral acceleration responses of the current codes in China. It is recommended that the spectral acceleration response based on local strong earthquake data records should be used in the seismic design of structures in Kashi, Xinjiang.