While earthquakes are relatively uncommon in the Northeast, the events highlight the region's ongoing seismic activity.

A second small earthquake within three days rattled the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday. The 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck a little after noon near suburban Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of the Bronx in New York City,

Tuesday’s magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded just south of Hillsdale, N.J. — about 25 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan — at 12:11 p.m., officials said. The tremor originated roughly 7 miles beneath the surface.