By the same token, if you live in sunny, earthquake prone California, a solar rig makes more sense. I keep a couple of small panels in an ammo can, along with other solar goodies, so that they will come through the anticipated Big One still functional, or at least will have a better chance than a genny. My post quake initial strategy will be to attempt to stay on my property, essentially camping out next to my ruined home, using solar to keep small stuff (lights and phones) running. I was easily able to take my solar stuff with me when we did our recent wildfire evac, although I never needed to deploy the panels.