Abstract:The sliding and collapse of a slope during an earthquake are the main types of slope-related geological disasters,and the dynamic stability of slopes has been one of the most important topics in geotechnical engineering and seismic engineering.About 600 instances of landslides,collapses,and other geological disasters such as collapses,debris flow,and shattered mountains were induced by the Minxian and Zhangxian MS6.6 earthquake on July 22,2013,in Dingxi area in Gansu province; this earthquake damaged many towns and killed 95 people.Furthermore,it resulted in a very high death toll and economic loss in China.The largest and most serious and damaging landslides post this earthquake were the two neighboring landslides in Yongguang village in Meichuan town,Minxian.The western landslide had a length of 1 500 m,average width of 28 m,and area of about 42 000 m2.The landslide occurred from an elevation of 2 700 m to 2 545 m,i.e.,a distance of 155 m.It can be considered as being a crushed-debris flow,remote landslide,resulting in 12 deaths.The area of the eastern landslide was about 33 000 m2.A field survey on geological disasters is very helpful to gain a better understanding of mechanisms of earthquake-induced disasters,particularly of dynamic slope stability.Such geological disasters associated with earthquakes (e.g.,landslides,collapses,debris flow,and shattered mountain) can be subsequent potential geological hazards with long-term,hidden,and unexpected features.According to a variety of survey methods,especially Rayleigh-wave exploration conducted on both of the top and bottom of the landslide in detail,the status of the loess landslide and the topography,stratigraphy and other factors are investigated and the sliding mechanism is analyzed.Based on it,a dynamic numerical analysis method was used to evaluate the dynamic response of the slide,and the factors influencing the stability of the slide and the relationship between instability failure and earthquake motions were identified.The dynamic stability of the slide was analyzed by the dynamic finite element method and a strength reduction method.As a result,it was found that the shear strength of the loess on the slope surface reduced because of heavy rain before the earthquake,and tensile stress occurred,which led to the collapse of seabed slides.