So, what’s wrong with a big field of strawberries, artichokes, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli? As long as anything is over your head when the big one erupts, a door jamb is not going to do anyone a whole bunch of good.
We have to deal with tropical storms and hurricanes, but we have days advance warning which is not the case for your location. Makes one wonder just how good it really is out there. Personally, I prefer the desert southwest.
The family moved to California when I was a kid. About 25 years ago the place started to go to hell with especially illegal immigration, the teachers and government unions and liberals using courts to block many things in the name of the environment.
If CA was like this back when we came we would not come and I would suggest others run from here if they could.
Probably Florida is by far a better choice these days.