chile earthquake 2011

Here is an update to an article I posted in September 2011, describing the leading indication that lumber prices give for the shares of housing related stocks. Back then, it was saying that a.... But it should be understood that this spike in lumber prices back in April 2010 was due to the earthquake in Chile, which disrupted production of lumber in that country and sent lumber buyers scrambling to lock in supplies. The reason why this relationship seems to work is that...


on the border with Chile.


on the Chile earthquake,


Quake Zone Map source: BBC


One Year After Chile's


Major 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake


Earthquake in Chile

The January 2nd 2011 Araucania, Chile earthquake occurred as a result of shallow thrust faulting on or near the subduction interface between the Nazca and South America tectonic plates. At the location of this event, the...
Magnitude 7.1 - ARAUCANIA, CHILE

In the past two years, earthquakes have been a scourge of the insurance industry. In addition to Chile, quakes in Japan and New Zealand in 2011 caused record-breaking losses in the tens of billions of dollars. Mexico has...
chile earthquake 2011