简介：AnM8.1earthquakethatoccurredwestoftheKunlunMountainsPasshascausedmorethan20collapsebodiesorzones,whicharemainlydistributednearthesurfaceseismicrupturezone,westofHohSaiLake.Thecollapsesareoffourtypes,bedrock,soilmassandicemasscollapsesandavalanches.Thespatialdistributionandthecharacteristicsofdevelopmentofthecollapsesareanalyzedinthepaper.Comparisedwiththosecausedbyotherearthquakes,thecollapsesaresmallerinscale.Inadditiontothelithologicalcharacteristicsofthecrustalmedia,topographic,geomorphicandclimaticfactors,weakerseismicgroundmotionisanimportantcauseforformationofthesmaller-scalecollapses.Thelongsurfacerupturezoneandweakergroundmotionareimportantfeaturesoftheseismicrupture,whichmayberelatedtothestructureofthepreexistingfault.