Which is more dangerous- an earthquake or a volcano? While earthquakes cause many disastrous incidents every year, volcanoes are at least a triple threat, which makes them ultimately more unfavorable. First, when volcanoes erupt, they explode hot magma which is treacherous and destroys everything in its flow path. Magma is also deleterious before it rises to the surface. Magma movement in the Earth’s mantle causes seismic activity, which can lead to to tremors, earthquakes, and tsunamis. (source: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/
also eruptions are harder to predict than earth quakes. also eruptions cause bigger tsunamis and they have more hazards like poisonous gases, having your skin burnt off and getting hit by hurtling rocks. also its much easier to survive an earthquake