This work is based on 60 strong earthquake records from 20 stations within a distance of 100 km of the epicenter of the Lushan earthquake provided by the China Strong Motion Network Center (CSMNC).In this study,we applied zero-crossing and linear acceleration methods to calculate the predominant period and response spectra in three directions from the 20 stations with a damping ratio of 0.05.We then computed the distributions of the peak and predominant periods of the response spectra,the amplification coefficient in the computational region,and their mean values in the hanging wall and foot wall of the fault.Results showed that the peak and predominant periods of the response spectra and the amplification coefficients were different at all 20 stations.The response spectra showed the hanging wall effect and the characteristics of rapid ground motion decay in the hanging wall.Within 100 km of the epicenter,the predominant period was almost equal at both the hanging wall and foot wall.In fact,the mean value of the predominant period in the EW and UD directions in the hanging wall was slightly less than in the foot wall,and the mean value of the predominant period in the NS direction in the hanging wall was slightly larger than in the foot wall.In general,the predominant period in the UD direction was less than in the horizontal direction,and the range of the predominant period in all directions on both sides of the fault was 0.013~0.275 s.The amplification coefficient in the NS direction at 80 percent of the stations was larger than that in the EW direction;therefore,the larger amplification coefficient in the NS direction is possibly the main reason for the landslide during the Lushan earthquake.