SEAK68 PADQ 180349 EQRADQ EARTHQUAKE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KODIAK AK 649 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 AN EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT AT THE NWS OFFICE IN KODIAK AT 633 PM. THE QUAKE MEASURED 5.0 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. THE QUAKE WAS ALSO FELT ON THE NORTHSIDE OF KODIAK BY AN OFF DUTY WEATHER OBSERVER. NO DAMAGE REPORTS RECEIVED AT THIS TIME. INFORMATION RELEASED IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY. UPDATES, INCLUDING RICHTER SCALE MAGNITUDE, WILL BE MADE AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER IN GOLDEN, COLORADO. $$ COURTNEY DEC 09