New Jersey rattled by SECOND earthquake in just days with shaking felt in New York City
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 3.0 quake struck the same area on Saturday evening.
Shaking from both quakes was felt beyond New Jersey, with reports of movement coming from parts of New York City and Upstate New York, according to USGS data.
Tuesday's quake produced weak to light shaking throughout the area, with more than 300 reports issued to USGS in a matter of minutes.
Residents reported shaking throughout northern New Jersey, across Manhattan and up into Yonkers.
This is a developing story.. More updates to come
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