This paper shows how the local effects can change the value of maximum accelerations from mining-induced tremors. The analysis was carried out basing on data collected from acceleration stations installed in Bytom Syncline region (Upper Silesia). The estimation of the local effects was obtained on the basis of deviations from the attenuation relation. The accelerograms were recorded from the mining tremors in low seismic energy range and in epicentral distances in the range from 500m to 5000m. The obtained re sults were correlated with results from Horiz ontal to Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) technique. This method is based on simple theoretical founda tion and is commonly used in natural seismicity studies. Our results show that the H/V ratio technique gives a reasonable estimate of the surface amplification for frequency range between about 2 and 8 Hz. In case of simple geology and when the signal to noise is adequately high the results are the best. All the results show that there occur local effects., Adam Fref and Wacław Marian Zuberek., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy