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The chart cites Wikipedia as the source. Maybe it’s just that earthquake after ~2000 tend to have a significant higher chance to be logged on Wikipedia compared
by maverwa 4y ago
The chart cites Wikipedia as the source. Maybe it’s just that earthquake after ~2000 tend to have a significant higher chance to be logged on Wikipedia compared to before?
Wikipedia launched around 2001, so it would fit in that timeframe.
- tjohns 4y agoYeah, there's something very suspect about this data. Just off the top of my head, I'm quite sure there were more than 3 earthquakes with magnitude between 5.0 and 6.0 for the 80 year span between 1900 and 1980. Also, there's a notable discontinuity of exactly magnitude 7.0 earthquakes starting at the year 2000 that doesn't look like raw data.