Daily chart answer for Friday, October 23, 2026
How did the monthly count of magnitude 6+ earthquakes worldwide change from 2020 to 2023? Earth Science · 48 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 Jul 2021, it advanced 25.0% to finish at 15. Players saw the first 19 of 48 observations before drawing. From 15 to 15, the series ends essentially where it began. The period high of 20 came in Mar 2021; the low of 2, in Jun 2021. The biggest one-step move was a 240.0% upward in Sep 2022. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (ComCat).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (Jul 2021), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | 19 |
| Sep 2021 | 9 |
| Oct 2021 | 11 |
| Nov 2021 | 16 |
| Dec 2021 | 13 |
| Jan 2022 | 18 |
| Feb 2022 | 10 |
| Mar 2022 | 15 |
| Apr 2022 | 8 |
| May 2022 | 12 |
| Jun 2022 | 6 |
| Jul 2022 | 8 |
| Aug 2022 | 5 |
| Sep 2022 | 17 |
| Oct 2022 | 7 |
| Nov 2022 | 16 |
| Dec 2022 | 5 |
| Jan 2023 | 11 |
| Feb 2023 | 14 |
| Mar 2023 | 11 |
| Apr 2023 | 14 |
| May 2023 | 15 |
| Jun 2023 | 10 |
| Jul 2023 | 8 |
| Aug 2023 | 9 |
| Sep 2023 | 11 |
| Oct 2023 | 17 |
| Nov 2023 | 12 |
| Dec 2023 | 15 |
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