At　11:40　a.m.,　December　20,　2015,　a　catastrophic　landslide　occurred　in　Shenzhen,　Guangdong,　Southeast　China.　Seventy-seven　people　were　killed,　and　33　buildings　were　buried　or　damaged,　which　were　in　the　direct　path　of　the　landslide　at　the　Guangming　New　District.　The　landslide　involved　2.73　million　m(3)　of　the　municipal　solid　waste　(MSW)　and　had　a　horizontal　runout　distance　of　1100　m,　over　a　vertical　distance　of　113　m,　which　was　equivalent　to　a　Fahrboschung　of　6　degrees,　and　covered　an　area　of　0.38　km(2).　Basic　post-failure　characteristics　are　described　in　this　study.　Dynamic　simulation　software　(DANW)　and　rheological　models　were　used　to　simulate　the　runout　behavior　of　the　displaced　landslide　material,　in　order　to　provide　information　for　the　hazard　zonation　of　similar　types　of　potential　MSW　landslides.　The　simulated　results　revealed　that　a　combination　of　the　frictional　model　and　Voellmy　model　is　able　to　provide　the　best　performance　in　simulating　this　landslide.　Also,　the　results　showed　that　this　landslide　had　a　duration　of　about　50　s,　with　a　maximum　velocity　of　22.4　m/s.　It　was　expected　that　these　models　and　parameters　could　improve　the　accuracy　of　future　hazard　assessments　of　areas　with　geological,　topographical,　and　climatic　features　similar　to　the　Shenzhen　Hong＇ao　landfill.