A method for emergency call of a terminal, characterized in that the method comprises: detecting, by the terminal, that a user initiates an emergency call by using an emergency call interface to enter an emergency call screen in response to an operation in a locked state of the terminal, wherein the locked state prevents the terminal from entering an operation interface of the terminal; the method further comprising the following steps after entering the emergency call screen: obtaining, by the terminal, current geographical location information of the terminal; and presenting, by the terminal, the current geographical location information on a screen 140 of the terminal, wherein a presentation form comprises at least one of the following: a text form and a map form; sending, by the terminal, the current geographical location information in the text form by an SMS message or in the map form by a multimedia message to an emergency contact, wherein the presenting the current geographical location information on the screen comprises: displaying a thumbnail view on the screen, wherein the thumbnail view comprises the current geographical location information; receiving a first user operation, wherein the first user operation is used to instruct the terminal to display a detailed view, and the detailed view comprises the current geographical location information; displaying the detailed view on the screen. detecting, by the terminal, that a user initiates an emergency call by using an emergency call interface to enter an emergency call screen in response to an operation in a locked state of the terminal, wherein the locked state prevents the terminal from entering an operation interface of the terminal; the method further comprising the following steps after entering the emergency call screen: obtaining, by the terminal, current geographical location information of the terminal; and presenting, by the terminal, the current geographical location information on a screen 140 of the terminal, wherein a presentation form comprises at least one of the following: a text form and a map form; sending, by the terminal, the current geographical location information in the text form by an SMS message or in the map form by a multimedia message to an emergency contact, wherein the presenting the current geographical location information on the screen comprises: displaying a thumbnail view on the screen, wherein the thumbnail view comprises the current geographical location information; receiving a first user operation, wherein the first user operation is used to instruct the terminal to display a detailed view, and the detailed view comprises the current geographical location information; displaying the detailed view on the screen. obtaining, by the terminal, current geographical location information of the terminal; and presenting, by the terminal, the current geographical location information on a screen 140 of the terminal, wherein a presentation form comprises at least one of the following: a text form and a map form; sending, by the terminal, the current geographical location information in the text form by an SMS message or in the map form by a multimedia message to an emergency contact, wherein the presenting the current geographical location information on the screen comprises: displaying a thumbnail view on the screen, wherein the thumbnail view comprises the current geographical location information; receiving a first user operation, wherein the first user operation is used to instruct the terminal to display a detailed view, and the detailed view comprises the current geographical location information; displaying the detailed view on the screen. displaying a thumbnail view on the screen, wherein the thumbnail view comprises the current geographical location information; receiving a first user operation, wherein the first user operation is used to instruct the terminal to display a detailed view, and the detailed view comprises the current geographical location information; displaying the detailed view on the screen.