My family’s house was destroyed by a tornado when I was 10 y/o. We then moved to a few miles away from Murphysboro, IL - a town part of the worst, most powerful, and longest track tornado in US written history. We now live a little over an hour from Mayfield, KY. (2nd longest track, and would be #1 if it hadn’t “skipped” for a few miles near the TN border.)
And yet... I’d take either of the above two tornados over a repeat of the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquake series. In such an event, I doubt we’d get survival help for everyone for MONTHS, even if Trump does a bang up job fixing disaster response. With all transport in, except air, destroyed again and again, the logistics are impossible. And, God help us if the rivers and reservoirs are high.
It’s much easier to take cover from a tornado or hurricane than a big quake. Of course, most quakes aren’t severe, but, hey, I’ve never had to worry about a tsunami.