The Pacific plate moves northwestward relative to the North American plate, which causes earthquakes along the fault.ities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco are located along the San Andreas fault line. This marks the plate marg â¦ in between the Pacific plate and the North American Plate.
In the early 20th century, novels by Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad and Erskine Childers featured spying, but the first and best truly modern spy writing was Somerset Maughamâs Ashenden (1928), based on his wartime experiences.
Famous Authors with Secret Pseudonyms. J.K. Rowling revealed on Sunday that she wrote an acclaimed crime novel under a pen name. From Stephen King to the BrontÃ« sisters, here are nine other authors who hid their alter egos.