I guess i don't see it like that at all. The were obviously caught off guard by the earthquake (electromagnetic event). They ran outside simply because they wanted to connect with others. (if you've been in an earthquake, you know the last place you want to remain is INSIDE...it sucks).

After being outside, they looked up and saw the plane split apart. Benry, being their leader (or at least i'm assuming at this point), was quick to action and called two of his go-to guys to investigate. I mean, if i saw a plan break into pieces above me on an island, i would want to go check it out!

At this point, i don't see any reason to read more into it than that. They were in an earthquake, ran outside, saw a plane crash, and then sent to people to investigate.