Daily chart answer for Monday, October 19, 2026
How did the annual count of magnitude 6+ earthquakes at least 300 km deep 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 retreated 46.2% to finish at 7. Players saw the first 6 of 15 observations before drawing. From 14 to 7, the full span nets out down 50.0%. The period high of 17 came in 1994; the low of 5, in 1999. The biggest one-step move was a 240.0% upward in 2000. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (ComCat).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (1995), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 7 |
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