Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude off Honshu, Japan (orange dot in map below) strikes, 14.5 miles from Fukushima II (Daini) and 21 miles from Fukushima I (Daiichi) nuclear power plants.
According to the earthquake shake map above from the USGS the earthquake was not very serious and the AP confirms, there was no reported damage done:
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No immediate damage or casualties were reported from the quake that struck at 3:35 a.m. Friday (1835 GMT Thursday), the USGS said. No tsunami watch was immediately issued.
The epicenter of the quake was some 51 miles (83 kilometers) southeast of Fukushima, in Honshu, Japan, the USGS said. The quake was centered some 28 miles (45 kilometers deep, the agency said.
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