In this paper, the mechanical mechanism and propagation process of crustal fracture system are studied by using the principle and method of fracture mechanics. The trendings of two pairs of the X-shaped shearing fracture networks existing widely on the crust are calculated and the main causes to form them from the earth’s rotation and thermal activity are considered. After the formation of X-shaped shearing fracture system, parts of them became a closed one but parts of them became more active and propagated further or interacted on each other since the stress field changed in the whole or regionally. Based on the propagating processes of single fracture and fracture systems, the formation process of the zigzag fractures of shear-tension and shear-compression are studied. Some examples showing that the propagating processes of fracture system can be applied to the research of earthquake prediction, are also indicated in this paper. In this paper, the mechanical mechanism and propagation process of crustal fracture systems are studied by using the principle and method of fracture mechanics. The trendings of two pairs of the X-shaped shearing fracture networks existing widely on the crust are calculated and the main causes to form them from the earth’s rotation and thermal activity are considered. After the formation of X-shaped shearing fracture system, parts of them became a closed one but parts of them became more active and propagated further or interacted on each other since the stress field changed in the whole or regionally. Based on the propagating processes of single fracture and fracture systems, the formation process of the zigzag fractures of shear-tension and shear-compression are studied. Some examples showing that the propagating processes of fracture system can be applied to the research of earthquake prediction, are also indicated in this paper.