Ceramic tile for exterior purposes

[rainyjim]

I had considered stucco, correct me if I'm wrong but I thought stucco would have the same issues with earthquakes...cracking/crumbling is what I foresee. I feel like tile would be easier to clean off (could just blast it with a hose) than stucco. I feel like stucco would have a lot of 'pores' for lack of a better word and the pores would be hard to clean out.

Thoughts on stucco abd earthquakes and cleaning/maintaing stucco?