87 attacks recorded (16 fatal)
| Date | Country | Region | Location | Fatal? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st 1962 | Mozambique | Santa Maria Peninsula | N | ||
| Jul 1st 1962 | Fiji | N | |||
| Jul 1st 1962 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Murray Bay, Robben Island | Y | |
| Nov 30th 1961 | Sri Lanka | Eastern Province | Rocky Point, Tincomalee | N | |
| Dec 14th 1962 | Guatemala | N | |||
| Jul 1st 1962 | Australia | South Australia | Dangerous Reef | N | |
| Jul 1st 1962 | Spain | Catalonia | Aiguablava | N | |
| Jan 1st 1962 | Marshall Islands | Kwajalein Atoll | Roi-namur Island | N | |
| Jan 2nd 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Seaspray, near Sale | N | |
| Jan 6th 1962 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | 6 km off Groot Brak River | N | |
| Jan 7th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Sydney | N | |
| Jan 7th 1962 | Australia | Queensland | Dicky Beach | N | |
| Jan 8th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Lake Illawarra | N | |
| Jan 10th 1962 | Australia | South Australia | Ceduna | N | |
| Jan 11th 1962 | New Zealand | South Island | Fairdown Beach, 5 miles north of Westport | N | |
| Jan 11th 1962 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | Jukuataia Village | N | |
| Jan 11th 1962 | Australia | South Australia | Marino | N | |
| Jan 14th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Lennox Head, Ballina | N | |
| Jan 14th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Long Reef, North Manly | N | |
| Jan 14th 1962 | USA | California | Farallon Islands | N | |
| Jan 15th 1962 | New Zealand | North Island | Slipper Island, Coromandel Peninsula | N | |
| Jan 16th 1962 | New Zealand | South Island | Pigeon Bay, Canterbury | N | |
| Jan 18th 1962 | South Africa | KZN | Margate | N | |
| Jan 21st 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Cronulla | N | |
| Jan 26th 1962 | Mozambique | Gaza | Praia Sepulveda | N | |
| Jan 27th 1962 | New Zealand | South Island | Oreti Beach | N | |
| Feb 1st 1962 | Solomon Islands | Guadalcanal | Gamali, North Coast | Y | |
| Feb 2nd 1962 | New Zealand | North Island | South of New Plymouth | N | |
| Feb 4th 1962 | Australia | Queensland | Greenmount Beach | N | |
| Feb 5th 1962 | South Africa | KZN | Winkelspruit | Y | |
| Feb 7th 1962 | South Africa | KZN | Winkelspruit | Y | |
| Feb 15th 1962 | Australia | Queensland | Between Smith | N | |
| Feb 18th 1962 | New Zealand | South Island | Long Beach, Southland | N | |
| Feb 23rd 1962 | Papua New Guinea | Central Province | Fisherman | N | |
| Mar 24th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Norah Head | N | |
| Mar 24th 1962 | Papua New Guinea | Madang | Matukar village | Y | |
| Mar 25th 1962 | New Zealand | North Island | Alderman Islands off the Coromandel Peninsula | N | |
| Apr 5th 1962 | South Africa | Eastern Cape Province | East London | N | |
| Apr 7th 1962 | South Africa | KZN | Umhlali | N | |
| Apr 9th 1962 | Mozambique | Gaza | Xai Xai | N | |
| Apr 20th 1962 | Australia | Queensland | Nobbys Beach | N | |
| May 1st 1962 | Fiji | Near Suva | N | ||
| May 12th 1962 | USA | California | 8 miles off Newport Beach | N | |
| May 29th 1962 | USA | Florida | Jupiter | N | |
| Jun 3rd 1962 | USA | Florida | Riviera Beach, near Palm Beach Inlet | N | |
| Jun 4th 1962 | USA | California | 12' tank at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco | N | |
| Jun 7th 1962 | Australia | Western Australia | Emu Point | N | |
| Jun 10th 1962 | USA | South Carolina | Hilton Head, Beaufort County | N | |
| Jun 10th 1962 | Papua New Guinea | Mouth of Suareng River, a mile from Taludig | Y | ||
| Jun 11th 1962 | USA | California | San Francisco Bay | Y | |
| Jun 11th 1962 | USA | California | San Francisco Bay | Y | |
| Jun 11th 1962 | USA | California | San Francisco Bay | N | |
| Jun 17th 1962 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Jun 21st 1962 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Millers Point, False Bay | N | |
| Jun 25th 1962 | USA | Florida | Fernandina Beach, Nassau County | Y | |
| Jul 7th 1962 | USA | Georgia | Jekyll Island, Glynn County | N | |
| Jul 10th 1962 | USA | Georgia | St. Simons Island or Jeykll Island, Glynn County | N | |
| Jul 19th 1962 | USA | California | 30 miles south of San Clemente Island | N | |
| Jul 20th 1962 | Madagascar | Onboard tuna boat, M.V. Toscui Maru | N | ||
| Jul 28th 1962 | USA | South Carolina | Off Hilton Head, Beaufort County | N | |
| Aug 1st 1962 | Senegal | Cap Vert Peninsula | N | ||
| Aug 1st 1962 | Papua New Guinea | New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago | Pekinberui Village, Tabar Island | Y | |
| Aug 12th 1962 | USA | New Jersey | Manasquan, Ocean County | N | |
| Aug 19th 1962 | USA | Texas | Off Andy Bowie Park, Padre Island, near Port Isabel | Y | |
| Aug 23rd 1962 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Robbesteen | N | |
| Aug 26th 1962 | USA | Florida | 6 miles north of Palm Beach | N | |
| Aug 29th 1962 | USA | California | Solana Beach, San Diego County | N | |
| Aug 30th 1962 | Papua New Guinea | Northern District | Kufulu Point | N | |
| Aug 31st 1962 | Israel | Sharon | 2 km north of Apollonia | N | |
| Sep 2nd 1962 | Italy | Tyrrhenian Sea | Circeo, Secca del Quadro | Y | |
| Sep 13th 1962 | South Atlantic Ocean | Off coast of West Africa | Off the passenger liner Stirling Castle | Y | |
| Sep 22nd 1962 | Mexico | Veracruz | Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz | N | |
| Sep 30th 1962 | British West Indies | Grand Turk Island | Long Cay | N | |
| Oct 1st 1962 | Panama | Pinas Bay | Y | ||
| Oct 6th 1962 | USA | California | 2 miles off Santa Catalina Island | N | |
| Oct 14th 1962 | Australia | South Australia | Port Phillip Bay | N | |
| Oct 15th 1962 | Admiralty Islands | Manus Island | Sisi (west coast of island) | N | |
| Oct 25th 1962 | Mexico | Veracruz | Villa del Mar Beach, Veracruz | Y | |
| Oct 28th 1962 | South Africa | KZN | Paradise Reef | N | |
| Nov 1st 1962 | Mid Atlantic Ocean | Off Bermuda | N | ||
| Nov 10th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Off Kisma | N | |
| Nov 11th 1962 | USA | California | Farallon Islands | N | |
| Nov 25th 1962 | Australia | Queensland | Townsville | N | |
| Nov 29th 1962 | Australia | New South Wales | Sydney | N | |
| Dec 1st 1962 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Swartklip | N | |
| Dec 9th 1962 | Australia | South Australia | Carrickalinga Head | Y | |
| Dec 30th 1962 | South Africa | KZN | Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Institute | N |