A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of the tri-state area Tuesday afternoon.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake hit the city of Hillsdale, New Jersey, near the same area that was hit by a tremor with a magnitude of 3.0 on Saturday evening.

News 12 spoke with William Holt, a professor in the geosciences department at Stony Brook University, about the earthquake.

He broke down what the two earthquakes in the last two days mean, and says there is no cause for concern.

"I would say the occurrence of these two moderate earthquakes in closed succession does not indicate a pattern or a swarm. You know, I would say the regional hazard remains low, but non-zero," says Holt.

News 12 was also in Pearl River to learn more about what people there were experiencing.

Pearl River is about 4 miles from Hillsdale, New Jersey.

"I was home, I was doing some work. It shook the house. I thought something hit the house," says resident Tim Fagan.

There have been no reports of damage or injuries in Rockland County.