40 attacks recorded (7 fatal)
| Date | Country | Region | Location | Fatal? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30th 1970 | Sri Lanka | Western Province | Colombo Harobur | N | |
| Dec 30th 1970 | Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-al-Arab River | N | |
| Dec 30th 1970 | Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-al-Arab River | Y | |
| Dec 30th 1970 | Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-al-Arab River near Abu al Khasib | N | |
| Dec 30th 1970 | Iraq | Basrah | Shatt-al-Arab River | N | |
| Jul 1st 1970 | Croatia | Zadar County | Novigrad | N | |
| Jul 1st 1970 | Italy | Sardinia | Golfo di Oristano | N | |
| Jan 9th 1970 | England | Devon | Teignmouth | N | |
| Jan 10th 1970 | Mexico | Acapulco | N | ||
| Jan 16th 1970 | Red Sea | Y | |||
| Jan 23rd 1970 | Mozambique | Limpopo River | Gijana, 150 km inland | N | |
| Jan 23rd 1970 | Mozambique | Limpopo River | Gijana, 150 km inland | N | |
| Jan 23rd 1970 | Mozambique | Limpopo River | Gijana, 150 km inland | N | |
| Jan 23rd 1970 | Mozambique | Limpopo River | 3.2 km inland | N | |
| Feb 5th 1970 | N | ||||
| Mar 23rd 1970 | USA | Florida | Manatee County | N | |
| Mar 31st 1970 | USA | Hawaii | Waimea Bay, O'ahu | N | |
| Apr 1st 1970 | Solomon Islands | N | |||
| Apr 1st 1970 | N | ||||
| Apr 4th 1970 | Grenada | St. Andrew Parish | Grenville | Y | |
| Jun 1st 1970 | Philippines | 200 nm southeast of Manila | N | ||
| Jun 13th 1970 | Grenada | St. Andrew Parish | Grenville | Y | |
| Jun 13th 1970 | Grenada | St. Andrew Parish | Grenville | Y | |
| Jun 15th 1970 | South Africa | KZN | Shark tank, Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban | N | |
| Jun 22nd 1970 | USA | Florida | Dania | N | |
| Jul 5th 1970 | N | ||||
| Aug 2nd 1970 | Caribbean Sea | Between St. Kitts & Nevis | N | ||
| Sep 1st 1970 | USA | Florida | Pinellas County | N | |
| Sep 1st 1970 | USA | South Carolina | N | ||
| Sep 2nd 1970 | Australia | New South Wales | Marineland, Sydney | N | |
| Sep 5th 1970 | USA | Florida | Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | N | |
| Sep 13th 1970 | Palau | Western Caroline Islands (North Pacific Ocean) | Outside barrier reef | N | |
| Sep 28th 1970 | Micronesia | Eastern Caroline Islands | Truk Lagoon | N | |
| Oct 1st 1970 | USA | Florida | Matanzas Inlet | N | |
| Oct 24th 1970 | USA | Hawaii | Brennecke Beach, Po'ipu, Kaua'i | N | |
| Nov 1st 1970 | N | ||||
| Dec 3rd 1970 | USA | Hawaii | Kauai | N | |
| Dec 7th 1970 | Micronesia | Namonuito Atoll | Pisarach (Pisaras) | N | |
| Dec 13th 1970 | Mozambique | Inhambe Bay Estuary | 10 to 12 miles inland from the sea | Y | |
| Dec 17th 1970 | Mozambique | Inhambe | Inhasoka, Inhambe Bay | Y |