USA Shark attacks

USA shark attack data

2488 attacks recorded (178 fatal)
USA shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 22nd 2020 Florida Homestead, Miami-Dade County N
Jun 20th 2020 North Carolina Salvo, Dare County N
Jun 4th 2020 Delaware Herring Point, Sussex County N
Jun 1st 2020 Hawaii Davidsons Beach, Kauai N
May 9th 2020 California Sand Dollar Beach, Santa Cruz County Y
May 1st 2020 California Summerland, Santa Barbara County N
Apr 29th 2020 California Moonlight Beach, San Diego County N
Apr 7th 2020 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Mar 27th 2020 California Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County N
Mar 22nd 2020 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Mar 22nd 2020 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Feb 5th 2020 Maui N
Jan 13th 2020 North Carolina Rodanthe, Dare County N
Dec 21st 2019 California Santa Rosa Island, Ventura County N
Dec 3rd 2019 Hawaii Cove Park, Kihei, Maui N
Nov 30th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 12th 2019 Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Nov 6th 2019 California San Onofre, San Diego County N
Oct 27th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 8th 2019 Florida Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County N
Oct 5th 2019 California Ship Rock near Catalina, Los Angeles County N
Oct 4th 2019 Guam Talofofo Bay N
Sep 26th 2019 Hawaii Kihei, South Maui N
Sep 24th 2019 Florida Huguenot Park, Jacksonville, Duval County N
Sep 24th 2019 Florida Satellite Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 18th 2019 Hawaii Haleiwa, Oahu N
Sep 15th 2019 South Carolina Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Aug 31st 2019 Cayman Islands Grand Cayman N
Aug 31st 2019 Florida Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Aug 27th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 21st 2019 Florida Fort Lauderdale, Broward County N
Aug 20th 2019 Hawaii Napoopoo Park in Kealakekua Bay, The Big Island N
Aug 16th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 11th 2019 Hawaii Makaha Beach, Oahu N
Aug 4th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 3rd 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 3rd 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 3rd 2019 Florida Off Key Biscayne N
Jul 30th 2019 North Carolina Off Cape Hatteras, Dare County N
Jul 29th 2019 Hawaii Molokai Channel/ N
Jul 29th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 27th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 27th 2019 Florida Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Jul 22nd 2019 Rhode Island Moonstone Beach, South Kingstown, Washington County N
Jul 18th 2019 Florida Haulover Inlet, Miami-Dade County N
Jul 16th 2019 North Carolina Sunset Beach, Brunswick County N
Jul 12th 2019 Florida Amelia Island, Nassau County N
Jun 30th 2019 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 16th 2019 North Carolina Bald Head Island, Brunswick County N
Jun 16th 2019 Georgia Wilmington River, Chatham County N
Jun 10th 2019 North Carolina Ocean Isle, Brunswick County N
Jun 2nd 2019 North Carolina Fort Macon State Beach, Carteret County N
May 25th 2019 Hawaii Honokowai Point, Maui Y
May 20th 2019 New Jersey Ship Bottom, Ocean County N
May 14th 2019 Hawaii Browns, Oahu N
May 8th 2019 Hawaii O'ahu N
May 7th 2019 California North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County N
May 1st 2019 Florida Off Boca Grande, Lee County N
Apr 23rd 2019 Hawaii Anaehoomalu Bay, Hawaii N
Apr 21st 2019 Florida Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Apr 12th 2019 Florida Crescent Beach, St Johns County N
Apr 6th 2019 Hawaii North Koahala, Big Island N
Apr 6th 2019 Hawaii Kaiwi Channel N
Mar 26th 2019 Hawaii Waikoloa area N
Mar 22nd 2019 Florida Hobe Sound, Martin County N
Mar 16th 2019 Hawaii Kaiwi Channel N
Mar 12th 2019 Florida Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Mar 5th 2019 Oregon Cape Kiwanda, Tillamook County N
Feb 4th 2019 Hawaii Hanalei Bay, Kauai N
Feb 2nd 2019 Florida Key Biscayne N
Jan 8th 2019 California Sandspit Beach, MontaƱa de Oro State Park N
Nov 24th 2018 Florida Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 23rd 2018 Florida Near Patrick AFB, Brevard County N
Oct 23rd 2018 Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Oct 23rd 2018 California Farallon Islands N
Oct 11th 2018 Florida Bethune Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 29th 2018 California Beacons Beach, San Diego County N
Sep 27th 2018 California Humboldt County N
Sep 20th 2018 Florida Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Sep 15th 2018 Massachusetts Newcomb Hollow Beach, Wellfleet, Barnstable County Y
Sep 8th 2018 Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 8th 2018 Hawaii Pounders Beach, Oahu N
Sep 7th 2018 Florida Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County N
Aug 24th 2018 California Huntington Beach, Orange County N
Aug 18th 2018 North Carolina Atlantic Beach, Carteret County N
Aug 15th 2018 Maryland Rhode River, Chesapeake Bay N
Aug 15th 2018 Massachusetts Longnook Beach, Truro, Barnstable County N
Aug 9th 2018 Texas Crystal Beach, Galveston County N
Aug 5th 2018 North Carolina Bald Head Island, Brunswick County N
Aug 5th 2018 North Carolina Bald Head Island, Brunswick County N
Jul 29th 2018 Florida St Augustine, St Johns County N
Jul 18th 2018 New York Atlantique Beach, Fire Island, Suffolk County N
Jul 18th 2018 New York Sailors Haven, Fire Island, Suffolk County N
Jul 16th 2018 Texas Galveston N
Jul 14th 2018 California Trinidad Beach, Huboldt County N
Jul 14th 2018 Florida Playalinda Beach, Brevard County N
Jul 13th 2018 Florida Fernandina Beach, Nassau County N
Jul 13th 2018 Florida Fernandina Beach, Nassau County N
Jul 11th 2018 Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 7th 2018 Florida John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Monroe 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)