Abstract: After the Kunlunshan Earthquake with M=8.1 occurred on 14 November 2001, the earthquake situation in the area of Sichuan-Yunnan provinces in Southwestern China has arrested much attention from the experts. This paper elaborated the judgment of the three factors of the earthquake prediction and the synthetic prediction opinions based on the observed anomalies resulted from the earthquake events and the earthquake precursors, and discussed the effect of the Kunlunshan Earthquake on the prediction claims as well as the knowledge of earthquake prediction based on the experiences.

Key words: Earthquake prediction, Earthquake case, Sichuan-Yunnan region, Earthquake situation