Although you have valid points, I have to disagree. Volcanoes are an option to be near. People can choose to live in Hawaii or Alaska. They don't have to live near the ash or acid rain.

Everyone knows that earthquakes and volcanoes are both destructive, but when you think about it what’s worse? A volcano or an earthquake, well in my opinion is earthquakes. Earthquakes can happen at any time, rapidly. They happen fast and without warning, volcanos are very dangerous but they go slow enough so you can grab supplies and leave. Volcanos also give you warning by signs they show before an eruption. Thats not always the case volcanos do sometimes show up without warning but very rarely do they. The earthquake that hit Tohoku killed over 15,000 people. Volcanos are destructive but they aren’t as surprising or unpredictable as earthquakes. Earthquakes can set off other disasters such as landslides and tsunami.This is why earthquakes are more dangerous than volcanos.