The Sierra de Tejeda is a small mountain range running in a northwest to southeast direction.

[6] The name "Tejeda'" refers to the abundance of Taxus baccata, or tejos (yew) trees in the past..[7] There are a few remnants of these pines on La Maroma, including one at the Salto del Caballo near the peak.

They include Middle and Late Miocene deposits up to 30 metres (98 ft) thick of conglomerates, sands and bioclastic calcarenites.

[13] The epicenter was on the northern side of the Sierra Tejeda near Ventas de Zefarraya, with a focus 12,300 metres (40,400 ft) deep.

[14] The pioneering geologist José Macpherson y Hemas (1839–1902) explained the earthquake as having been caused by movement along the faults that bound the Tejeda / Almijara massif to the north and south.

[15] The peak of Tejeda (La Maroma) is 2,065 metres (6,775 ft) high, and commands dramatic views of the surrounding mountains and the Mediterranean coast.

One of the simplest routes is on its north face in the territory of Alhama de Granada, starting from the El Robledal recreational area.

[8] The Sierre de Tejeda receives a total of 8.6 cubic hectometres (300,000,000 cu ft) of rainfall in an average year.

[20] Three bridges on the slopes of the sierra in the towns of Sedella, Salares and Canillas de Albaida are said to have a Roman origin, although their appearance today is medieval.