Researchers at Indiana University have developed a model for estimating the likelihood of landslides caused by earthquakes. The estimates can be available within minutes, providing potentially life-saving information to people who are affected by earthquakes and the organizations charged with responding to them. The model, based on data from past earthquakes and landslides, will be incorporated into the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Ground Failure tool, which will be part of the USGS earthquake reporting system. Landslides are the third-largest contributor to earthquake deaths, after building collapse and tsunamis. From 2004 to 2010, earthquake-induced landslides caused an estimated 47,000 deaths worldwide. Indiana University.