2013 Shinkawa earthquake

The 2013 Shinkawa earthquake (also known as the 2013 Capital quake or 2013 New Capital earthquake) was an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude on the moment magnitude scale. The epicenter was located approximately 7.9 kilometers (4.9 mi) southeast of Tōruchi, Shinkawa, Shihaisha, at a depth of 107 kilometers (66.5 mi). It occurred at 11:17:35 pm Shihai Standard Time (SST) (14:17:35 UTC) on February 2, 2013. The strongest shaking was felt in Inaka at Mercalli intensity scale VII (Very strong). It was also felt in Tōruchi and other central byōtōs of Shinkawa as VI (Strong) on the scale. In Shiroku, the nation's largest city, it was felt as V (Moderate). Engatoshi felt it as a IV (Light).

Despite being felt throughout Shihaisha, it was also felt in some parts of Japan such as Sapporo, Hakodate, and Asahikawa.