Therehavebeenreportsformanyyearsthattheionosphereisverysensitivetoseismiceffects,andthedetectionofionosphericperturbationsassociatedwithearthquakes(EQs)attractsalotofattentionasaverypromisingcandidateforshort-termEQprediction.InthisreviewwepresentapossibleuseofVLF/LF(verylowfrequency(3-30kHz)/lowfrequency(30-300kHz))radiosoundingofseismo-ionosphericperturbations.Inordertoavoidtheoverlappingwithmyownpreviousreviews,wefirstshowsomepioneeringresultsfortheKobeEQandwetrytopresentthelatestresultsincludingthestatisticalevidenceonthecorrelationbetweentheVLF/LFpropagationanomalies(ionosphericperturbations)andEQs(especiallywithlargemagnitudeandwithshallowdepth),medium-distance(6-8Mm)propagationanomalies,thefluctuationspectraofsubionosphericVLF/LFdata(theeffectofatmosphericgravitywaves,theeffectofEarth’stides,etc.),andthemechanismoflithosphere-atmosphere-ionospherecoupling.Finally,weindicatethepresentsituationofthiskindofVLF/LFactivitiesgoingonindifferentpartsoftheglobeandwesuggesttheimportanceofinternationalcollaborationinthisseismo-electromagneticstudy.
