Geologist and Rutgers University professor Alexander Gates explaines why New Jersey may be having so many earthquakes.

HILLSDALE, N.J. — A second small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday within several days of another.

The earthquake struck at 12:11 p.m. Tuesday with an epicenter near Hillsdale, N.J., roughly 20 miles from Manhattan. At 7.7 miles deep, the quake is considered shallow, according to the USGS.

Tuesday’s magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded just south of Hillsdale, N.J. — about 25 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan ...

A small earthquake centered in northern New Jersey on Tuesday rattled the New York City metropolitan area, officials said.The ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey around 12:10 p.m. ET on Aug. 5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

A second earthquake shook New Jersey just days after a 3.0-magnitude quake originated in Hasbrouck Heights. The 2.7-magnitude ...