Overview

• The USGS located the tremor at 12:12 p.m. ET about 1.25 miles southwest of Hillsdale and around 7.7 miles deep.
• Reports of light shaking came from communities across northern New Jersey and reached parts of New York City and upstate regions.
• This event follows a magnitude 3.0 quake that rattled Hasbrouck Heights days earlier.
• Officials note that earthquakes under magnitude 3.0 are unlikely to cause significant damage but urged residents to remain alert for possible aftershocks.
• Seismologists continue enhanced monitoring installed after an April 2024 magnitude 4.8 quake to track these sporadic intraplate tremors.