USA Shark attacks

USA shark attack data

2474 attacks recorded (178 fatal)
USA shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Aug 15th 1983 Virginia Virginia Beach, Princess Anne County N
Aug 13th 1983 Florida Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Aug 13th 1983 Florida 6 miles south of Boca Chica Key, Monroe County N
Jul 12th 1983 Florida Caloosahatchee River, Lee County N
Jul 5th 1983 Florida Riviera Beach N
Jul 1st 1983 North & South Carolina N
Jun 29th 1983 Florida Off 12th Street, Miami Beach N
Jun 20th 1983 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
May 31st 1983 Florida Intracoastal Waterway, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County N
May 24th 1983 Florida Riviera Beach N
May 21st 1983 Florida Haulover Inlet, Dade County N
Apr 19th 1983 Florida N
Apr 2nd 1983 Florida Lake Worth Beach N
Mar 10th 1983 Florida Juno Beach N
Jan 24th 1983 South Carolina 60 miles southeast of Beaufort N
Nov 1st 1982 South Carolina Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Oct 13th 1982 Florida North Dade- Interama area of Biscayne Bay N
Sep 27th 1982 Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County N
Sep 25th 1982 California Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County N
Sep 19th 1982 California Bear Harbor, Mendocino County N
Sep 4th 1982 Florida Hollywood Beach N
Aug 29th 1982 California Morro Rock, Morro Bay, San Obispo County N
Jul 24th 1982 California Point Buchon, San Luis Obispo County N
Jul 19th 1982 Florida Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Jul 11th 1982 California Malibu N
Jul 1st 1982 Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 26th 1982 South Carolina Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Jun 25th 1982 Florida Ormond Beach / Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 13th 1982 Hawaii Ho'okipa Beach, Pa'ia, Maui N
May 1st 1982 South Carolina Daws Island, Broad River (near Beaufort) N
Mar 10th 1982 Florida Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Feb 27th 1982 Florida Hobe Sound, Palm Beach County N
Feb 14th 1982 Hawaii White Plains Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu N
Feb 14th 1982 Hawaii White Plains Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu N
Feb 13th 1982 Florida Palm Beach N
Feb 7th 1982 Florida Elliot Key Y
Feb 7th 1982 California Stillwater Cove, Sonoma County N
Dec 19th 1981 California South Moss Beach, Spanish Bay, Monterey Peninsula Y
Dec 13th 1981 Hawaii Nimitz Beach, Barbers Point, O'ahu N
Nov 9th 1981 Hawaii La'au Point, Moloka'i N
Oct 19th 1981 Florida Jupiter Inlet, Brevard County N
Oct 17th 1981 Florida Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 16th 1981 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Oct 1st 1981 Florida Playalinda Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 28th 1981 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 27th 1981 Florida Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 15th 1981 Florida Tampa Bay, Manatee County Y
Sep 3rd 1981 Florida Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County N
Sep 3rd 1981 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Aug 29th 1981 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 24th 1981 Florida Gulf Island National Seashore Park N
Aug 24th 1981 Hawaii Keaukaha, Hilo, Hawai'i N
Aug 10th 1981 Florida Grassy Key, Marathon N
Aug 10th 1981 Florida Ormond Beach / Daytona Beach, Volusia County Y
Jul 20th 1981 Florida St. Petersburg Beach, Pinellas County N
Jul 7th 1981 Florida Carter Cay N
Jun 12th 1981 Hawaii Honoli'i Pali, Hilo Bay ('Alae Point), Hawai'i N
May 26th 1981 Florida Jacksonville N
May 24th 1981 Hawaii Ha'ena Beach Park, Kaua'i Y
May 19th 1981 Florida Sands Cut, Elliot Key N
Mar 25th 1981 Florida Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 24th 1981 Florida Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Feb 2nd 1981 Florida Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Jan 30th 1981 Florida 20 miles from Mayport N
Oct 27th 1980 Oregon Off Umpqua River, Reedsport N
Oct 17th 1980 California Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County N
Aug 10th 1980 North Carolina Ocean Isle, Brunswick County N
Aug 4th 1980 Hawaii Puamana, Lahaina, Maui N
Jul 27th 1980 New Jersey Ocean City N
Jul 23rd 1980 Delaware Dewey Beach N
Jun 26th 1980 California Off San Clemente Island N
Nov 27th 1979 Oregon Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Clatsop County N
Aug 5th 1979 Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 1st 1979 Hawaii South Kohala, Hawai'i Y
Jun 19th 1979 Florida 10 miles off Cape Canaveral N
May 27th 1979 Florida Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County Y
Apr 8th 1979 Florida Public Beach (Carlin Park), Jupiter, Palm Beach County N
Apr 8th 1979 Florida Municipal Beach, Boyton Beach N
Mar 24th 1979 Florida Singer Island, Riviera Beach N
Mar 11th 1979 California Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo, County N
Nov 26th 1978 Hawaii Ewa, O'ahu N
Nov 23rd 1978 Florida Jupiter, Palm Beach County N
Sep 3rd 1978 California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County N
Aug 5th 1978 California Pajaro Dunes, Santa Cruz County N
Aug 1st 1978 Florida Straits N
Jul 27th 1978 South Carolina N
Jul 19th 1978 California Newport Beach N
Jul 1st 1978 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Jun 21st 1978 Florida South of Neptune Beach, Duval County N
Jun 21st 1978 Florida Neptune Beach, Duval County N
Dec 31st 1977 Hawaii 2 miles off Keahole Airport N
Dec 19th 1977 Florida Hobe Sound, Palm Beach County N
Aug 14th 1977 California McClure Beach, near Tomales Point, Marin County N
Aug 5th 1977 Florida St. Petersburg Pinellas County N
Jul 2nd 1977 California Off San Diego N
Jun 28th 1977 Florida 12 miles northeast of Mayport, Duval County N
Jun 6th 1977 Texas Padre Island N
Apr 21st 1977 Hawaii Ka'anapali, Maui N
Dec 18th 1976 California San Miguel Island N
Nov 25th 1976 Florida Delray Beach, Palm Beach 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)