HILLSDALE, New Jersey (WABC) — Another small earthquake appears to have been felt by a large number of people in the New York City region on Tuesday afternoon, according to posts on social media.
The USGS reported a magnitude 2.7 earthquake northwest of the city near Hillsdale, New Jersey, just after noon.
At that size, officials say it is not likely there will be impacts.
The USGS does not consider earthquakes at 3.0 and below to be very dangerous or damaging.
NYC Emergency Management said it is monitoring for impacts and coordinating with agency partners.
It comes just days after a small earthquake could be felt across the region Saturday night.
That event had a magnitude of 3.0 and hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights.
“It’s not that rare and one thing that we do have that’s quite different than out West is our crust is very old, so we feel earthquakes more intensely and from farther away for a given size,” said Columbia University professor Dr. James Davis. “So if they are comparing to a magnitude 4 that they get or a magnitude 3, there tends to be more shaking here for the same amount of magnitude, and it’s felt much more widely.”
In April 2024, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered in northern New Jersey rattled the area with reports of at least 10 aftershocks.
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