User...did you even go to the USGS link listed under the title of that chart? I did. Guess what?

earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical.php doesn't even exist. It goes to another page:

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical.php...which is very similar but does not have the extension /regional/ in it.

And guess what? No chart there. But here's what I did find - a link to this page:

[link to neic.usgs.gov]

At that link, it lists all the earthquakes worldwide and their magnitude from 2000 to present. While the information only goes back to 2000, the data there does not match that listed in the chart. The chart supposedly shows an increase in 6.0 and higher earthquakes starting in about 2000...with a dramatic increase starting in about 2003. Since I know you're mentally challenged, I'll provide the information from the link. Try to keep up:

6.0 to 6.9
2000 146
2001 121
2002 127
2003 140
2004 141
2005 140
2006 142
2007 178
2008 168
2009 135

7.0 to 7.9
2000 14
2001 15
2002 13
2003 14
2004 14
2005 10
2006 9
2007 14
2008 12
2009 15

8.0 to 9.9
2000 1
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 2
2007 4
2008 0
2009 1

So, User, where's the dramatic increase indicated in that chart? Why doesn't the link listed under the title even exist? Seems to me the person who put it together fabricated data. Care to explain this one?

BTW, if you want information from the 1990s, you can find it here:

[link to neic.usgs.gov]

Still no indication of a dramatic increase. It won't surprise us if you remain mum on this matter. Really.