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

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.

A 2.7-magnitude quake rattled the Tri-State area around midday Tuesday. The epicenter was located in Hillsdale, New Jersey, ...

Hillsdale, New Jersey, was the epicenter of a 2.7-magnitude earthquake that struck at approximately 12:11 p.m. Eastern time ...

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

A minor, 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...