Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattles part of New Jersey days after separate quake

The earthquake hit the city of Hillsdale near the same area that was hit by a tremor Saturday evening.

News 12 Staff

Aug 5, 2025, 4:29 PM

Updated 23 min ago

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A second small earthquake rattled New Jersey on Tuesday, several days after a different quake.
The 2.7 magnitude earthquake occurred just after 12 p.m. near Hillsdale, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no initial reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which was felt in the surrounding tri-state area.
The tremor came after a 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the area Saturday night. That earthquake struck Hasbrouck Heights, which is about 9 miles 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 9 miles to the north of the earthquake that occurred on Aug. 2, 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.”
While tremors this strong are common in other parts of the United States, relatively few have been recorded in the New York City area.
A much larger, 4.8-magnitude quake that struck in Tewksbury in April 2024 was felt as far away as Boston and Baltimore.
The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.