Daily chart answer for Wednesday, October 7, 2026
How did the magnitude of the largest recorded earthquake each year change from 1990 to 2004? Earth Science · 15 observations · U.S. Geological Survey (ComCat).
Solid line = the part players could see · dashed violet = the daily chart’s hidden stretch, revealed here.
What happened
After the visible part ended on 1995, it advanced 13.7% to finish at 9.1. Players saw the first 6 of 15 observations before drawing. From 7.8 to 9.1, the full span nets out up 16.7%. The period high of 9.1 came in 2004; the low of 7.6, in 1991. The biggest one-step move was an 11.5% upward in 2004. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (ComCat).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (1995), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.09 |
| 1997 | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 8.1 |
| 1999 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 8.4 |
| 2002 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 8.16 |
| 2004 | 9.1 |
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