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The powerful quake prompted many villagers to flee their homes in panic. Japanese authorities issued evacuation orders in parts of Okinawa. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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Juan Jumalon was the 199th journalist to be killed in the country since 1986, when an uprising toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the current president's father.
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A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a disputed shoal, Philippine officials said.
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The Philippine military on Sunday condemned a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel.
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Authorities warned of dangerous tidal surges, flash floods and landslides as Typhoon Mawar blows past the northernmost province of Batanes from Tuesday to Wednesday.
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The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea.
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The Nobel Peace Prize winner and her news company were cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among many legal cases used by ex-Philippine President Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.
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More than 100 people have died in one of the most destructive storms to lash the Philippines this year with dozens more feared missing, officials said Monday.
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Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead. As many as 60 villagers in a southern province are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide, officials said.
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Philippine police killed three detained militants linked to Islamic State after they staged a Manila jail rampage that saw a police officer stabbed and a former opposition senator held hostage.