USA Shark attacks

USA shark attack data

2488 attacks recorded (178 fatal)
USA shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 9th 2000 Alabama Gulf Shores, Baldwin County N
Jun 9th 2000 Alabama Gulf Shores, Baldwin County N
Jun 2nd 2000 Florida 27th Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 14th 2000 Florida On the south side of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Apr 9th 2000 Florida Municipal Beach, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 31st 2000 Florida Santa Rosa Sound Escambia County N
Mar 26th 2000 Florida Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 24th 2000 Florida Floridana Beach, Brevard County N
Mar 1st 2000 Louisiana Midnight Lump (38 miles offshore) N
Feb 21st 2000 Florida Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Dec 14th 1999 California Off Ventura, Anacapa & Santa Cruz Islands N
Dec 2nd 1999 Florida Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County N
Nov 30th 1999 Florida Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Nov 23rd 1999 Hawaii Big Island off Kona Village Resort, North Kona N
Nov 15th 1999 California Waddell Reef, Santa Cruz County N
Oct 30th 1999 Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 30th 1999 Florida Gulfstream Park beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 20th 1999 Florida Pet Den, Satellite Beach, Brevard County N
Oct 1st 1999 Hawaii Old Kona Airport State Park N
Sep 29th 1999 Florida South side of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 16th 1999 Florida Cape Canaveral N
Sep 10th 1999 South Carolina Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Sep 5th 1999 Florida Fort Pierce Inlet, St. Lucie County N
Sep 4th 1999 Florida World Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Water Park N
Sep 4th 1999 Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Aug 26th 1999 Florida Bethune Beach, south of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 24th 1999 North Carolina Fort Fisher, New Hanover County N
Aug 21st 1999 Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Aug 16th 1999 South Carolina Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach, Horry County N
Aug 5th 1999 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 26th 1999 Florida Two miles off Key Colony Beach, Monroe County N
Jul 21st 1999 Hawaii Honoli'i in Hilo (west side of Big Island) N
Jul 6th 1999 South Carolina Charleston N
Jul 4th 1999 Florida Pensacola Beach, Escambia County N
Jul 1st 1999 Virginia Sandridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County N
Jun 19th 1999 Florida 11 miles off Dog Island in the Gulf of Mexico, Franklin County N
Jun 17th 1999 Florida South of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jun 12th 1999 Florida Atlantic Beach, Duval County N
Jun 9th 1999 Florida Atlantic Dunes Park, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County N
Apr 1st 1999 Florida Hobe Sound Beach, Palm N
Mar 18th 1999 Hawaii Olowalu side of Lahina, Maui Y
Mar 8th 1999 Hawaii Kealia Beach, Kaua'i N
Mar 5th 1999 Hawaii Quarter mile offshore in Kaanapali, West Maui N
Feb 26th 1999 North Carolina Frying Pan Shoals N
Feb 3rd 1999 Florida Hobe Sound, Martin County N
Dec 30th 1998 Virginia Wreck of the Navy Barge, 22 miles SE of Rudee N
Dec 24th 1998 Florida Ormond Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 21st 1998 Florida Ocean Beach, Jaycee Park, Vero Beach, Indian River County Y
Nov 14th 1998 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 11th 1998 Florida South Beach Park, Indian River County N
Nov 5th 1998 Oregon Winchester Bay N
Oct 24th 1998 Florida Jupiter Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 10th 1998 Florida Sebastian Inlet, Indian River County N
Oct 1st 1998 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 27th 1998 Florida The Rocks, Hutchinson Island, Martin County N
Sep 22nd 1998 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 14th 1998 Florida Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Aug 30th 1998 Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Aug 26th 1998 California Stinson Beach N
Aug 23rd 1998 Virginia Virginia Beach N
Aug 13th 1998 Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jul 25th 1998 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 8th 1998 Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
May 25th 1998 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
May 16th 1998 Florida Pecks Lake, Martin County N
May 16th 1998 Florida Walton Rocks, St. Lucie County N
Apr 21st 1998 Oregon Gleneden Beach N
Apr 17th 1998 Florida Marathon N
Mar 31st 1998 Florida Jensen Beach Park, Martin County N
Mar 8th 1998 Florida Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Feb 23rd 1998 Florida Jensen Beach, Martin County N
Dec 25th 1997 Florida Fort Lauderdale N
Dec 25th 1997 Florida Hollywood Beach, Broward County N
Nov 5th 1997 Florida N
Oct 28th 1997 Hawaii Waiokapua Bay/Majors Bay, Brennecke Beach, Poipu, Kaua'i Island N
Oct 24th 1997 Florida North Jetty, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, St. Lucie County N
Oct 21st 1997 Florida North Jetty, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, St. Lucie County N
Oct 4th 1997 Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 9th 1997 Florida Ormond by the Sea, Volusia County N
Sep 8th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 6th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 30th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 27th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 24th 1997 California Clam Beach, near Eureka N
Aug 11th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 10th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 9th 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 5th 1997 Texas East Beach, Galveston N
Aug 4th 1997 Florida Carysfort Lighthouse, Key Largo, Monroe County N
Aug 2nd 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 2nd 1997 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 14th 1997 South Carolina Myrtle Beach, Horry County N
Jun 24th 1997 Hawaii Sunset Beach, Oahu N
Jun 9th 1997 Florida Palm Beach County N
Jun 2nd 1997 Florida Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County N
May 31st 1997 Florida In Gulf of Mexico 17 miles off Weeki Wachee N
May 31st 1997 Florida Flagler Beach, Flagler County N
May 31st 1997 Florida Flagler Beach, Flagler County N
Feb 21st 1997 Hawaii Sunset Beach, O'ahu N
Nov 29th 1996 California Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County (195)
  • Ponce Inlet, Volusia County (48)
  • Daytona Beach, Volusia County (35)
  • Cocoa Beach, Brevard County (30)
  • Myrtle Beach, Horry County (22)
  • Melbourne Beach, Brevard County (21)
  • Isle of Palms, Charleston County (18)
  • Jacksonville Beach, Duval County (14)
  • Jensen Beach, Martin County (13)
  • Florida Keys (12)

Attacks by month

  • January (60)
  • February (64)
  • March (112)
  • April (174)
  • May (165)
  • June (264)
  • July (392)
  • August (357)
  • September (312)
  • October (217)
  • November (121)
  • December (73)