An 2.7 earthquake shook Hillsdale, N.J. Tuesday afternoon, the USGS said. It happened shortly after 12 p.m. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reported the ground rumbled in Ridgewood for about five seconds,

While it did occur about nine miles to the north of the earthquake that occurred on August 2nd, we aren’t quite sure because it’s not right on top of that location,” she

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 There were no initial reports of damages or injuries from the quake,