1996年包头西 6.4级地震是一次十分重要的地震 ,又是一个非常特殊的地震。集二十多年对强震前主要震兆特征和地震活动图像演化的认识 ,无论在 6.4级地震前看到的 ,还是震后震例总结的 ,种种震兆异常基本集中在临河地区 ,而不是包头地区。作者从 7个方面阐述了包头西 6.4级地震的震兆特征的特殊性 ,提出这类地震如何预报问题 The 1996 Baotou West M6.4 earthquake is a very important earthquake and a very special earthquake. After more than two decades of understanding of the major earthquake precursors and the image evolution of seismic activity before the strong earthquakes, whether they were seen before the M6.4 earthquake or summed up by earthquakes, all kinds of earthquake anomalies basically concentrated in the Linhe area, Not Baotou area. From seven aspects, the author expounds the peculiarities of the earthquake-truncation characteristics of the MS 6.4 Baotou earthquake, and proposes how such earthquakes can predict problems