Abstract:By using the data of outgoing long-wave radiation (OLR),received by the satellite,this paper calculated the anomalous variation of OLR before several earthquakes.The results show that the effect of cloud layer on the monthly mean value of OLR is only a little;the OLR value can reflect the heat state of the ground; before the earthquakes,the OLR value rises obvious-ly.Therefore, the anomalous variation of OLR is of applied prospect for short-impending earthquake prediction.