The authors provide classification criteria for rock bursts based primarily on three features: the location of the focal zone of a rock burst relative to the mine; the reciprocal interaction of a rock burst and the existing tectonic structure in the part of the bed experiencing the rock burst; and the distribution of rock bursts according to the energy released by the dynamic event, including the results of the event over the area and in the volume of the surrounding rocks. Their mathematical formulations for different classes of rock bursts take into account the effects of small earthquakes, the configuration of the stope and support pillars, and the stress and deformation behavior of the coal along with other considerations.