North Jersey was shaken up again Aug. 5 when an afternoon 2.7 magnitude earthquake hit Bergen County, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter was near Hillsdale, the government agency said, and the quake occurred at 12:11 p.m.

A relatively small, 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Hillsdale in northern New Jersey, according to the US Geological Survey.

HILLSDALE, N.J. (AP) — A second small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday, days after the first. The 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck a little after noon near suburban Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 10 miles northwest of the Bronx in New York City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.