The quake was the second one to hit the New York City metro region four days. Both earthquakes were centered in Bergen County. On Saturday night, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was centered northeast of Hasbrouck Heights, about 10 kilometers below the surface, according to the USGS.

New Jersey was rattled by its second earthquake in less than a week on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey (USGS) recorded a magnitude 2.7 tremor near Hillsdale at around 12:12pm ET. The seismic activity came just days after a stronger magnitude 3.

The magnitude 2.7 tremor was reported to have occurred in New Jersey Tuesday afternoon, leading to warnings being issued in the Big Apple