Scientists in Russia have revealed the geological impact of an earthquake that struck Russia's far east and prompted tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii. The Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions faced seismic instability after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian coast on July 30.

North Jersey was shaken up again on the afternoon of Aug. 5 when a 2.7 magnitude earthquake hit Bergen County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was in Hillsdale, the government agency said, and the quake occurred at 12:11 p.m.

A 2.7-magnitude quake rattled the Tri-State area around midday Tuesday. The epicenter was located in Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 20 miles north of Manhattan.

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey around midday on Aug. 5, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor struck just over a mile southwest of Hillsdale,