In recent years, many strong earthquakes induced large-scale landslides, which caused substantial casualties and economic losses. Some landslides were triggered beyond both seismic fortification of slopes and conventional knowledge. For example, the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Mw 6.6 earthquake of Japan in 2018 induced more than 3300 landslides under the coupling effect of rainfall before the earthquake. The Palu Mw 7.5 earthquake of Indonesia in 2018 triggered a large-scale soil deposit flow along a very gentle slope around 2-3 degrees due to extensive liquefaction. The Minxian-Zhangxian Ms 6.6 earthquake of China in 2013 induced more than 600 landslides in the loess area under the coupling effect of rainfall, even a large-scale mud flow with a runout of 1km. The Ludian Ms 6.5 earthquake of China in 2014 caused more than 720 landslides and debris flows under the coupling effect of rainfall.

To clarify the mechanism of landslides under the coupling effect of earthquake and water, including rainfall water, underground water, and irrigation water, we require investigations into the characteristics of such landslides and scientifically assessing their risks. In recent years, research work involving field investigations, site explorations and surveys, in situ and laboratory tests, satellite data interpretation, and numerical analysis have been carried out. On the other hand, the resilient concept has been gradually adopted in performance-based seismic design of buildings and infrastructures. The risk assessment of seismic landslides and seismic design of engineering slopes should be matched with the resilient fortifications. Therefore, the research on the methods of risk assessment of seismic landslides and resilient seismic design of engineering slopes has become a hot issue and frontier topic.

In this Special Issue, we aim to introduce the latest unpublished research achievements on the mechanism, characteristics, and risk assessments of seismic landslides in the last five years. Both typical recent cases and significant historical cases of seismic landslides will be involved in the Issue in terms of novel understanding, knowledge, and methods, such as the coupling effect of shaking and water, liquefaction-induced soil deposit flow, resilient risk assessment, and seismic design. The Issue will play an important role in promoting the progress in early recognition and risk assessment of seismic landslides and seismic design of engineering slopes. We welcome original research and review articles.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• The mechanism of landslides under the coupling effect of earthquake and water (rainfall, underground water, irrigation water)
• Liquefaction-triggered soil deposit flow
• Characteristics of seismic landslides in recent years
• Probabilistic and deterministic methods of risk assessment for seismic landslides
• Resilient seismic design of engineering slopes
• Dynamic response of slopes
• Shaking table tests and centrifuge tests on seismic stability of slopes
• Prediction of the runout distances and dimension of seismic landslides' masses
• Survey and detecting techniques of the potential sliding surface of slopes
• Laboratory tests on dynamic strength and related parameters for seismic stability of slopes
• Seismic loess slopes