The present invention pertains to a device for detecting the location of damage in an underground or otherwise buried pipe, and provides a buried-pipe damage location detection device that has few operation buttons and is universally designed so as to be suitable for both right-handed and left-handed inspectors.　A portable buried-pipe damage location detection device, wherein: a main body (2) has a screen image reflection function for reflecting the orientation of a screen image displayed on a display screen (3), a function for reflecting a switching function of operation switches (4, 5) together with the orientation of the display screen (3), and a function for storing setting content; and the operation switches (4, 5) are positioned on an operation part (2a) and comprise a one-button decision/ESC key (4) for switching between a normal screen image, a setting item display, and a setting content display on the display screen (3) and for deciding on a setting item in the setting item display and setting content in the setting content display, and a two-button selection key (5) for adjusting the volume level on the normal screen image of the display screen (3) and for selecting a setting item in the setting item display and setting content in the setting content display.