Quake No. 4 Shakes Howard County; Band of Fragile Rock Running to Pa. May Be Culprit, Scientists Say The Washington Post | March 17, 1993| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

A fourth mild earthquake in less than a week rattled parts of Howard County early yesterday, and experts said the tremors may be linked to new fractures in a 100-mile band of relatively fragile rock that runs between central Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The quick succession of minor quakes, which occurred in Columbia and other Howard communities, increases the possibility that a stronger temblor may be in the offing, said Leonardo Seeber, who investigates the phenomena for the Lamont Doherty Geological Laboratory of Columbia University in New York.

While the probability of a damaging quake ...

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