The invention discloses a fault location device based on disturbance signals. The fault location device comprises an injection signal generator and a signal tracking detector, wherein the injection signal generator comprises a primary assembly, a controller and a peripheral circuit; the primary assembly comprises a disconnecting switch, a fuse protector, a contactor, a transformer, a thyristor, afirst current transformer and a second current transformer, and the first current transformer is connected in series with the disconnecting switch, the fuse protector, the contactor, the transformer,the second current transformer and the thyristor; the signal tracking detector comprises a conditioning circuit, a single chip microcomputer, a communication module and a communication terminal. By means of combination of technologies such as fault indication alarm, power disturbance signal injection, rapid disturbance signal sensing, mobile data communication and the like, online rapid and accurate location of a single-phase earth fault is realized, location success rate and location efficiency of the single-phase earth fault are improved, fault location time is shortened, and besides, the fault location device is low in computational load and is more convenient.