Yes, we know.
But that does not mean that every movement at every juncture of a given plate has an immediate and direct relationship to any particular movement at some other point of connection with that plate, particularly as the miles between them increase.
The stress & release points are more relative to the junction points than the plate as a whole, as there are separate forces operating against that movement at those junctions.
The Moon today is in a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is to close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky.
It also means they pull in tandem against the Earth’s plates........