Recorded earthquake ground motions in the near-fault regions have different and peculiar characteristics compared to that in the far-fault region.
Yfirborðshreyfingar vegna jarðskjálfta nálægt upptökum skjálfta (e. near-fault region) eru ólíkar þeim hreyfingum sem eiga sér stað lengra frá upptökunum (e. far-fault region).