While earthquakes are relatively uncommon in the Northeast, the events highlight the region's ongoing seismic activity.

Tuesday's incident comes on the heels of a 3.0-magnitude earthquake in Bergen County's Hasbrouck Heights Saturday night rattled parts of New Jersey and New York. Satuday night's earthquake was felt up to 65 miles away, in parts of New York's Lower Hudson Valley and western Connecticut.

A small earthquake rattled some parts of the New York City area Saturday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the 3.0 magnitude quake was northeast of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, in Bergen County, about 10 kilometers below the surface, USGS said.