An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Nepal and it occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. The country is highly earthquake-prone due to its location on a convergent boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide. An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Nepal and it occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. The country is highly earthquake-prone due to its location on a convergent boundary where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide.