<SPAN class=jwenzhang>An experimental test system is devised to measure the rock permeability on the basis of rock electrokinetic effects. By employing the AC lock-in technique, the streaming potential and electroosmosis pressure experiments are conducted at the low frequency range between 12 Hz and 42 Hz. The streaming potential coefficient KS and electroosmotic pressure coefficient KE are obtained. The rock permeability is then calculated from these coefficients and the measured conductivity of the rock based on the electrokinetic theory. For the middle and high permeability samples, there are little differences between the electrokinetic permeability and gas permeability, and there is a good correlation between them. This experimental study not only shows that rock permeability can be measured with the electrokinetic technique, but also reveals the possibility to inverse the formation parameters from electrokinetic well logging signals. The electrokinetic experiments are also useful for the understanding of earthquake-excited electric field.