《中国地震资料年表》一书编者认为,明朝天启六年五月初六(1626年5月30日)北京、昌平、密云、蓟州等处地震,是北京王恭厂火药库爆炸引起的振动。该书说明中指出:“更有某些记载把不是地震破坏也当作地震影响。例如1626年(明朝天启六年)北京王恭厂的火药库爆 According to the editor-in-chief of China Earthquake Information Chronicle, the earthquake of 6th May, the sixth year of May Ming Dynasty (May 30, 1626) in Beijing, Changping, Miyun and Jizhou, was caused by the explosion of the powder store of Wang Gong plant in Beijing vibration. The book notes that "there are some records that do not refer to earthquake damage as an earthquake, for example, in 1626 (six years of the Ming Dynasty Apocalypse)