Which tectonic plate is Santa Monica located in? What type of plate boundary it is? What is the adjacent plate? How are the tectonic plates moving? How does the movement of tectonic plates shape the landforms at the place? Are there any other endogenic processes, such as hotspot, folding and faulting, etc., working on the landforms? If yes, how do they work? Please explain in one paragraph. thank you.

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