As my Mom said about WW2 in Rotterdam: "It's your home. It's what you know and what/who you love. You stay. You rebuild. You don't leave."
I live on the edge of a big earthquake faultline. The last one was 200m northeast of here in 1983. They say the big one is coming. But I'm not leaving. If it hits, the big canal behind our house will likely flood us out 100%. Can't buy flood insurance for it-I've tried.
Our cabin is also near the faultline. 2 summers ago we had 100s of quakes in the 3.0 vicinity. We felt them mildly. If we move 600 miles east we are in tornado country. If we move west, more faultlines. If we move south or out east, it's hurricanes. My friend in North Dakota flooded last month. The northeast gets hammered by snow/ice/bitter cold.
What is "safe" in the USA?