The state seismological agency said the quake had caused a "minor sea-level disturbance", leading to a warning of tsunami waves of less than a metre high above normal tides that are likely to reach Catanduanes and Samar islands.
"These waves may continue for hours," it said.
Local disaster officers were directed to ask people living near the sea to evacuate to higher ground, Luis Surtida, Catanduanes provincial disaster officer, said.
No evacuation order was issued on Samar Island, authorities said.
Police Corporal Rodin Balcueva said the quake was "quite strong" in Pandan municipality, on the northern tip of Catanduanes.
"We hid beneath our tables," Balcueva told AFP.
Quakes are pretty common in the Philippines as it sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire". The arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
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Lucky we all have the Trump circus to watch, otherwise someone might notice the massive number of big earthquakes. Wars, and other human disasters will just be misinformation/ misdirection for what is really happening to the earth. Prepare and prepare.
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