Research situations and suggestions on earthquake-induced landslides

Earthquake landslides are a hot and difficult point in geosciences research. The Study of earthquake -induced landslides has developed a new stage, especially after the Kashmir M_s 7.8 earthquake on October 8, 2005, the Wenchuan M_s 8.0 earthquake on May 12, 2008, the Yushu M_s 7.1 earthquake on April 14, 2010,the Ludian M_s 6.5 earthquake on August 3, 2014, and the Nepal M_s 8.1 earthquake on April 25, 2015. This paper summarizes the situation on feature and distribution low, dynamic effects and characteristics, forecast evaluation, geo-hazards and risk mapping of landslides triggered by earthquake, and the relationship between earthquake parameter and seismic landslide, slope geological environment and seismic landslide according to field investigation, data collection and literature review. The article puts forward thoughts and suggestions of earthquake-induced landslide in next stage based on research overview.