The　peak　ground　acceleration　and　three　kinds　of　frequency　content　parameters　are　calculated　and　analyzed　based　on　333　groups　of　near-field　strong　motion　records　collected　from　earthquakes　in　Europe　and　its　adjacent　areas.　The　epicentral　distance　of　these　strong　motion　records　are　less　than　40　km.　Using　the　regression　analysis　method,　the　influences　of　site,　magnitude　and　epicentral　distance　on　characteristics　of　the　near-field　ground　motion　are　discussed.　And　the　attenuation　relationship　of　the　peak　ground　acceleration　and　spectrum　period　of　near-field　ground　motions　at　different　sites　and　magnitudes　is　given.　The　results　show　that　the　epicentral　distance　is　an　important　factor　affecting　the　near　field　earthquake　peak　ground　acceleration　and　spectral　characteristic.　With　the　increase　of　the　epicentral　distance,　the　peak　ground　acceleration　decreases　gradually　but　the　characteristic　period　increases　gradually.　The　site　and　magnitude　factors　have　some　influence　on　the　peak　ground　acceleration　and　characteristic　period,　but　with　uncertainty.　In　the　near-field,　the　average　ratio　of　vertical　to　horizontal　peak　ground　acceleration　is　0.60,　but　in　all　records　the　peak　acceleration　ratio　of　about　1/3　vertical　ground　motion＇s　is　larger　than　2/3.　The　characteristic　period　of　vertical　ground　motion　is　about　0.8　times　that　of　horizontal　ground　motion.　The　softer　the　site　is,　the　smaller　the　value　is.　©　2015,　Chinese　Society　of　Civil　Engineering.　All　right　reserved.