Another earthquake hits New Jersey and New York

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck the New York and New Jersey region on Tuesday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 12:11 a.m. local time (6:11 p.m. in Poland) in Hillsdale, New Jersey. Its epicenter was at a depth of approximately 7.5 miles (12 kilometers).

The epicenter of the quake was located less than 2 km southwest of Hillsdale, about 35 km northwest of Manhattan.

Residents of Rye, New York, located about 30 miles northeast of Manhattan, immediately reported feeling the quake on social media. Similar reports also came from Rockland and Irvington on the Hudson River. No immediate damage has been reported so far.

Tuesday's earthquake was recorded just days after an earlier 3.0-magnitude quake that occurred on August 2 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, and was also felt in New York City.

AccuWeather, an American company specializing in providing weather forecasts and meteorological warnings, points out that both earthquakes occurred in a similar area.

For comparison, the strongest earthquakes recorded by seismographs reach magnitude 9.

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck the New York and New Jersey region on Tuesday. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 12:11 a.m. local time (6:11 p.m. in Poland) in Hillsdale, New Jersey. Its epicenter was at a depth of approximately 7.5 miles (12 kilometers).

The epicenter of the quake was located less than 2 km southwest of Hillsdale, about 35 km northwest of Manhattan.

Residents of Rye, New York, located about 30 miles northeast of Manhattan, immediately reported feeling the quake on social media. Similar reports also came from Rockland and Irvington on the Hudson River. No immediate damage has been reported so far.

Tuesday's earthquake was recorded just days after an earlier 3.0-magnitude quake that occurred on August 2 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, and was also felt in New York City.

AccuWeather, an American company specializing in providing weather forecasts and meteorological warnings, points out that both earthquakes occurred in a similar area.

For comparison, the strongest earthquakes recorded by seismographs reach magnitude 9.

From New York Andrzej Dobrowolski (PAP)

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