Objective:　This　article　presents　shear　wave　generation　by　remotely　stimulating　aluminum　patches　through　a　transient　magnetic　field,　and　its　preliminary　application　in　the　cross-correlation　approach　based　ultrasound　elastography.　Methods:　A　transient　magnetic　field　is　employed　to　remotely　vibrate　the　patch　actuators　through　the　Lorentz　force.　The　origin,　and　the　characteristics　of　the　Lorentz　force　are　confirmed　using　an　interferometric　laser　probe.　The　shear　wave　displacement　fields　generated　in　the　soft　medium　are　studied　through　the　ultrafast　ultrasound　imaging.　The　potential　of　the　shear　wave　fields　generated　through　the　patch　actuators　for　the　cross-correlation　approach　based　elastography　is　confirmed　through　experiments　on　an　agar　phantom　sample.　Results:　Under　a　transient　magnetic　field　of　changing　rate　of　10.44　kT/s,　the　patch　actuator　generates　a　shear　wave　source　of　amplitude　of　100　mu　m　in　a　polyvinyl　alcohol　(PVA)　phantom　sample.　The　shear　wave　fields　created　by　experiments　agree　qualitatively　well　with　those　by　theory.　From　the　shear　wave　velocity　map　computed　from　100　frames　of　shear　wave　fields,　the　boundaries　of　cylindrical　regions　of　different　stiffness　can　be　clearly　recognized,　which　are　completely　concealed　in　the　ultrasound　image.　Conclusion:　Shear　wave　fields　in　the　level　of　100　mu　m　can　be　remotely　generated　in　soft　medium　through　stimulating　aluminum　patches　with　a　transient　magnetic　field,　and　qualitative　shear　wave　velocity　maps　can　be　reconstructed　from　the　shear　wave　fields　generated.　Significance:　The　proposed　method　allows　potential　application　of　the　cross-correlation　approach　based　elastography　in　intravascular-based　or　catheter-based　cardiology.