It's an interesting question. I just finished reading "San Francisco is Burning", a retired firefighter's take on the 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire that destroyed the city. The author stated that in ancient times, humans would eventually learn to move out of harm's way to a safer location. Today it seems that we want to stay in place, rebuild and try to pay higher insurance.

If I lived in NO before Katrina, I doubt that I would move back today. It still seems that the pols are counting on duct tape and bailing wire to hold the levees together. However, at least with a hurricane there would be some 24 - 48 notice.

There is little chance that I would move to the California Bay area (even if I won the lottery and could afford it) because an earthquake in SF today would be hard to escape due to no warnings.

I guess that I'm trying to say that although I love disaster/emergency preparation and practicing, I do not want to intentionally put myself in the path of a disaster.