However, the biggest and most memorable quake in recent months was a 4.8 earthquake on April 5, 2024, being felt as far away as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and of course, the Hudson Valley. More than 20 aftershocks shook areas of New Jersey and New York afterward, some clocking in on the Richter scale as high as 4.0.

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, New Jersey, at about 12:11 p.m. ET, according to USGS. Hillsdale is about 20 miles northwest of Manhattan.

New York City and the broader East Coast were shaken by a 3.0-magnitude earthquake late on August 2, reminding locals of a significantly larger quake that startled the region in April 2024. The earthquake,