The Pedro Miguel lock is on which canal?
Pedro Miguel Fault centered on either could damage the canal, drain the lake that supplies water for the operation of its locks, Lago Gatun, and cause severe damage in the capital. Pedro Miguel Fault The Pedro Miguel Fault is a seismic fault that runs beneath the Panama Canal and near Panama City, home to approximately 1.2 million of Panama's approximately 3.3 million inhabitants. Both faults are active, cause earthquakes every 600 to 900 years, and could cause ground slippage of up to . An earthquake in 1882 caused a regional tsunami. A team of seismologists led by Tom Rockwell of San Diego State
Pedro Miguel church). Pedro Miguel became a parish in 1666. In order to protect itself from surprise attacks by pirates that roamed the Canal, a small fort Forte Baixo was constructed in the 17th century. In 1871, both a boys' and a girls' school operated from Pedro Miguel, since the community was part of a greater district that included Ribeirinha and Praia do Almoxarife. A justice of the peace operated from this district, where the electoral assembly was also situated. The population had reached 1,757 inhabitants by this time. During the 1998 earthquake, which hit affected the northern communities of the island,