Type, Pattern and Force Direction of

the
Geological Structure At Kulonprogo
Area-Yogyakarta-Indonesia

Asmoro Widagdo1, Subagyo Pramumijojo1,

Agung Harijoko1, Ari Setiawan2
1) Geological Engineering-Gadjah Mada

University, 2) Geophysics Department-Gadjah

Mada University
 Merapi

Yogyakarta
Peg. K.Progo

Kulon Progo Mountain area is the west

boundary of the Yogyakarta plain area, a
city with very large threat of earthquake
disasters. The eastern boundary of the
Yogyakarta city has proven to be the
area that became the epicenter of a very
destructive earthquake. This threat can
also occur in Kulonprogro area as the
west border of the Yogyakarta plain area.
Wonosari
 Yogyakarta graben is bordered
by Opak fault at the eastern
side and by Kulonprogo
mountain range at the western
side. It has proven that opak
fault cause a great disaster to
the Yogyakarta low land area.
There are a lot of research and
publication about the Opak
fault as a source place of the
earthquake. Related to the
earthquake, there are other
locations that should be studied
as an area that is suspect
potential threat of earthquake
area besides Opak fault zone
Yogyakarta Special Region
 Van Bemmelen, 1949
Kulon Progo is a mountainous area bordered by high
n low of Kebumen at the west part and low area of
Yogyakarta at the eastern side.
Kulonprogo area among the Central Java tectonic
framework (Sujanto and Ruskamil, 1975 on Suroso, et al,
1987
 Morphological
Mountainous Unit
Hilly and Flat Units
 Regional Stratigraphy
Nanggulan Formation
Kebobutak/Old Andesite Formation/OAF)
Jonggrangan Formation
Sentolo Formation
Alluvial Deposits
Suroso, dkk,
1987, said that
stratigraphycaly
Kulonprogo from
the oldest to the
youngest consist
of
Nanggulan
Formation
Old Andesite
Formation
Jonggrangan
Formation
Sentolo
formation
Alluvium
deposit e
Tectonics
Structural Geology
The appearance of joints (shear
fracture) on the rock in Kulonprogo
Fracture development from
the oldest to the youngest in
Kulonprogo area
Fracture development from the
oldest to the youngest at the
volcanic rock in Kulonprogo area
(Barianto, at al, 2009).
Reverse fault in Kulonprogo mountain
area. All layers at the left side are move
up relative to the right side
Some structures and the
maximum stress
directions which form the
Kulonprogo area
The stereographic analysis of principal
stress orientation of Sermo and Clereng
faults structure
Sermo fault N149E/84SW
Clereng fault N 272 E / 80N
Maximum stress direction : 17, N120 E
Intermediate stress direction : 78, N 30 E
Minimum stress direction : 8, N66 E
The stereographic analysis of principal stress
orientation of Sendangsono and Boro faults
structure
Sendangsono fault : N 155 E /84 SW
Boro Fault : N304E/80NE
Max stress direction : 24/N137E
Intermediate stress direction : 65, N324E
Minimum stress direction : 5, N 228 E
Structural Geology
Structural Geology
Structural Geology
 Conclusions
Structure geology of Kulonprogo : joints, faults and folds.
Tensional joints =Northwest-Southeast,
shear joints = Northwest-Southeast and East-West Trend,
normal faults= northwest-southeast, east-west and
north-south, reverse faults have southwest-northeastern
trending,
strike slip faults = Northwest-Southeast and East-West,
folds = southwest-northeast.
The maximum stress direction which makes the structure
of Kulonprogo area is from Southeast direction.
The presence of the geological structure in the
Kulonprogo area needs to be considered in the
construction and development of the area.
 Acknowledgements
Thanks to the higher education
department, the ministry of
education and culture of Republic
Indonesia. Many thanks to all of
friends in the doctorate program,
Geological Engineering Department-
Gadjah Mada University, for the
discussions and supports
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