A relatively small, 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Hillsdale in northern New Jersey, according to the US Geological Survey.

A small earthquake rocked parts of New Jersey on Tuesday — the second to be felt in the region in just a matter of days.

HILLSDALE, N.J. (AP) — A second small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday, days after the first. The 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck a little after noon near suburban Hillsdale, New Jersey, about 10 miles northwest of the Bronx in New York City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.