At 02:30:07 UTC on April 1, 2016, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Western Honshu coast of Japan. Honshu is a top tourist attraction in Japan.

The government had just announced this week that an emergency response plan will see up to 140,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel, firefighters, and police offers from around Japan dispatched to the Tokyo metropolitan area should a magnitude 7-class earthquake directly hit the capital.

The plan was revised from one drawn up in 2008, reflects estimates of potential damage from such a quake that were upgraded following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.

Today’s quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at the following distances:

• 56 km (34 mi) SE of Shingu, Japan
• 79 km (48 mi) SSE of Owase, Japan
• 105 km (65 mi) ESE of Tanabe, Japan
• 125 km (77 mi) SSW of Ise, Japan
• 395 km (244 mi) SW of Tokyo, Japan

There have been no reports of damages or injuries.

WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:

The plan was revised from one drawn up in 2008, reflects estimates of potential damage from such a quake that were upgraded following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.
The government had just announced this week that an emergency response plan will see up to 140,000 Self-Defense Forces personnel, firefighters, and police offers from around Japan dispatched to the Tokyo metropolitan area should a magnitude 7-class earthquake directly hit the capital.
Today's quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at the following distances.