Embodiments disclose a method and device for determining a node movement. The method includes: when a first node determines that the first node is currently in an abnormal state, broadcasting at least two RSSI request messages, and receiving signal strength measurement values that are returned by a second node and separately obtained by means of measurement for at least two RSSI request messages in the at least two RSSI request messages broadcast by the first node. The method also includes separately calculating at least two path loss values between the first node and the second node according to the at least two received signal strength measurement values; and determining that the first node moves when it is determined that a quantity of second nodes, of which at least two path loss values are all different, is greater than a set threshold.