A machine type communications, MTC, event reporting method at a terminal, wherein the method comprises: configuring, for the terminal, a reporting condition for a monitored MTC event, reporting, by the terminal, information about a monitored MTC event meeting the reporting condition to a core network management control network element, so that the core network management control network element reports the information to a server, wherein the information about the MTC event comprises indication information of the monitored MTC event or status information of the monitored MTC event or both; characterized in that the monitored MTC event is monitoring on the amount of electricity of the terminal and the reporting, by the terminal, information about a monitored MTC event to a core network management control network element specifically comprises: reporting, by the terminal, the information about the monitored MTC event to the core network management control network element by sending a non-access stratum, NAS, message, wherein the NAS message comprises the information about the MTC event; or reporting, by the terminal, the information, about the monitored MTC event to the core network management control network element by sending a location area update, LAU, message, a routing area update, RAU, message, or a tracking area update, TAU, message, wherein the LAU message, the RAU message or the TAU message comprises the information, about the MTC event. configuring, for the terminal, a reporting condition for a monitored MTC event, reporting, by the terminal, information about a monitored MTC event meeting the reporting condition to a core network management control network element, so that the core network management control network element reports the information to a server, wherein the information about the MTC event comprises indication information of the monitored MTC event or status information of the monitored MTC event or both; characterized in that the monitored MTC event is monitoring on the amount of electricity of the terminal and the reporting, by the terminal, information about a monitored MTC event to a core network management control network element specifically comprises: reporting, by the terminal, the information about the monitored MTC event to the core network management control network element by sending a non-access stratum, NAS, message, wherein the NAS message comprises the information about the MTC event; or reporting, by the terminal, the information, about the monitored MTC event to the core network management control network element by sending a location area update, LAU, message, a routing area update, RAU, message, or a tracking area update, TAU, message, wherein the LAU message, the RAU message or the TAU message comprises the information, about the MTC event. reporting, by the terminal, the information about the monitored MTC event to the core network management control network element by sending a non-access stratum, NAS, message, wherein the NAS message comprises the information about the MTC event; or reporting, by the terminal, the information, about the monitored MTC event to the core network management control network element by sending a location area update, LAU, message, a routing area update, RAU, message, or a tracking area update, TAU, message, wherein the LAU message, the RAU message or the TAU message comprises the information, about the MTC event.