The 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17 WCEE) was held in Sendai,Japan,from September 27 to October 2,2021.Owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,the conference was hybrid,combining online and offline attendees.The authors participated in the conference online.This study shares the latest achievements and development trends in geotechnical earthquake engineering and related fields discussed at the conference. Recent progress in geotechnical earthquake engineering was reviewed by analyzing relevant conference presentations and papers reviewing various topics, including sand liquefaction disasters, slope failure under earthquake, soil-structure interaction, ground failure and seismic safety of sites, ground motion.