To explore the temporal relationship between earthquakes and IAs, we compiled a global dataset integrating both IA and seismic records. IA events were sourced from published literature and open-access repositories, particularly the Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC; Zhang & Wang, 2022). To isolate glacier-only dynamics, rock–ice avalanche events were excluded, yielding 169 IAs in total. For each IA, we identified potential triggering earthquakes occurring within a 300 km radius and up to one year prior to the event. Seismic data were obtained from the USGS earthquake catalog. Given the high strain-rate sensitivity of ice compared to typical geotechnical materials (Peng et al., 2025), we adopted a lower magnitude threshold of ≥3.0, in contrast to the more conventional ≥4.0 used in previous landslide studies. Applying these criteria, 85 earthquakes were identified, meaning that at least 84 IAs showed no immediate seismic association. Among the IA–earthquake pairs, only 9 events occurred on the same day as the associated earthquake, while the remaining 76 were delayed by weeks to months.