By investigating typical earthquake-induced landslides in the field, the landslides triggered by “5.12” Wenchuan earthquake were classified into 4 kinds of basic types: slide type landslides, slide-flow type landslides, fall-slide type landslides and fall-eject-slide type landslides according to movement characteristics and modes of the landslides. On the basis, basic characteristics, especially movement characteristics and processes for all types of landslides was thoroughly analyzed by different types of typical landslides cases. It is not only helpful to comprehensively understanding the types and characteristics of earthquake-induced landslides, but also can provide a mitigation and prevention basis for future earthquake-induced landslides.