  NOAA/AVHRR thermal images indicated the presence of positive thermal
anomalies that are associated with the large linear structures and fault
systems of the Earth's crust. The relation between thermal anomalies and
seismic activity was established for Middle Asia on the basis of a 7-year
series of thermal images. Thermal anomaly has been located near Beijing, on the
border between the mountains and plain. The size of this anomaly is about 700
km long and 50 km wide. The anomaly appeared about 6-24 days before and
continued about a week after an earthquake. The anomaly was sensitive to crust
earthquakes with a magnitude more than 4.7 and for a distance of up to 500 km.
The amplitude of this anomaly was about 3 C.
