| 摘 要： | Based on observations of earthquakes that have occurredin theplains of eastern China during recent yeas, the characteristics origins, classification and distribution patterns of earthquake landforms in alluvial plains are discussed. In such flat areas, earthquakes are capable of complete reversal of topographic gradients; minor hills can be replaced by hollows and depressions can experience uplift. The major factors influencing the development of such landforms in alluvial plain are the force of the earthquake, surface and sub-surface characteristics, the thicknesses of different subsurface layers, the height of the groundwater table and the relief. Earthquake hndforms in alluvial plains may be classified hto three main groups (1) Landforms directly associated with the liquefaction of sand hyers; (2) Landforms associated with the passage of earthquake waves; and (3) Landforms associated with earthquake structures. In turn, these categories can be further sub-divided. Through analysis of the Tangshan earthquake landforms, several characteristics of the distribuinn patterns of earthquake landforms in allu vial plains have been recognised.
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