Second earthquake hits New York City region within several days

06/08/2025

Commuters wait to drive through the Holland Tunnel into New York City during morning rush hour traffic, in Jersey City, NJ on March 8, 2023. (AP)

HILLSDALE, NJ, Aug 6, (AP): A second small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday within several days of another.

The 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck a little after noon near suburban Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of the Bronx in New York City, according to the US Geological Survey.

There were no initial reports of damages or injuries from the quake, which was felt in the city and Connecticut. The tremor came after a 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the area Saturday night. That earthquake struck Hasbrouck Heights, which is about 9 miles (14 kilometers) south of Hillsdale.

Though the two relatively mild quakes occurred nearby over several days, geophysicist Jessica Turner of the National Earthquake Information Center said it was “a little hard” to label the second one an aftershock.

“While it did occur about nine miles to the north of the earthquake that occurred on August 2nd, we aren’t quite sure because it’s not right on top of that location,” she said. “We aren’t quite sure if this is an aftershock of that earthquake or if maybe it’s just kind of like a separate earthquake that occurred.”