Anthropologists have conducted detailed research on natural and man-made disasters，including earthquakes，drought，landslides，floods，hurricanes，tornados，oil spills，fire，epidemics，war，and terrorism. They have accumulated abundant research experience and have constructed a large body of anthropological theory on within disaster studies. This paper provides a brief review of anthropological studies on earthquakes，drought and landslides. It also discusses anthropological characteristics of disasters and significance of anthropology in disaster studies.