USA Shark attacks

USA shark attack data

2474 attacks recorded (178 fatal)
USA shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jun 21st 1933 South Carolina North end of Morris Island at mouth of Charleston Harbor N
Jun 16th 1933 South Carolina Folly Island, near Charleston N
Apr 10th 1933 Florida Miami Beach Y
Aug 10th 1932 New Jersey Offshore, between Mantoloking & Point Pleasant, Ocean County N
Jul 14th 1932 Texas Galveston N
Jun 28th 1932 New Jersey 10 miles offshore from Sea Isle City N
Jun 26th 1932 New Jersey Off Ocean City N
Feb 16th 1932 Hawaii 1 mile off Mala Wharf, Lahaina, Maui N
Sep 21st 1931 Florida Municipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 21st 1931 Florida Municipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 2nd 1931 Hawaii Kahala, O'ahu N
Aug 30th 1931 Hawaii N
Aug 27th 1931 New Jersey 1 mile ESE of Navesink N
Aug 18th 1931 Texas Off Brownsville N
Aug 6th 1931 New Jersey Sandy Hook (ocean side) N
Jul 15th 1931 New Jersey Sea Girt N
Jun 14th 1931 Hawaii Pearl Harbor, O'ahu N
Jun 13th 1931 Hawaii Pearl Harbor, O'ahu N
Jun 4th 1931 Florida Key West N
Aug 6th 1930 Florida Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach County N
Jul 11th 1930 Florida Jensen Beach, Martin County N
May 27th 1930 Texas High Island N
Mar 7th 1930 Florida 70 miles off Tarpon Springs N
Aug 5th 1929 South Carolina Fort Moultrie N
Jul 1st 1929 Florida Indian River area N
Jul 1st 1929 Florida Cape Canaveral N
Mar 16th 1929 Florida Sea Spray, Palm Beach N
Nov 18th 1928 New Jersey Seabright N
Sep 1st 1928 Texas Corpus Christi N
Aug 24th 1928 New Jersey Off shore N
Jun 24th 1928 Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jan 21st 1928 Florida N
Jan 8th 1927 California Catalina Channel N
Aug 24th 1926 New Jersey Seaside, Ocean County Y
Jul 12th 1926 New Jersey 20 miles off Seabright N
Jul 8th 1926 California San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County N
Jul 1st 1926 New Jersey Sea Bright Y
May 18th 1926 Hawaii Hale'iwa, O'ahu Y
Apr 7th 1926 Hawaii Hilo Bay Yacht Club, Hilo, Hawai'i N
Nov 1st 1925 Puerto Rico Condado Beach, San Juan N
Nov 1st 1925 Puerto Rico Condado Beach, San Juan N
Aug 2nd 1925 South Carolina Folly Island, near Charleston N
May 1st 1925 Puerto Rico Condado Beach, San Juan N
Jan 27th 1925 Florida Miami Beach N
Nov 21st 1924 Puerto Rico Santurce Y
Jul 31st 1924 South Carolina Folly Island, near Charleston N
Jul 4th 1924 California Newport Beach N
Jun 18th 1924 Florida Bayboro, Pinellas County N
Jul 1st 1923 New Jersey Sea Bright N
Jul 1st 1923 New Jersey Ocean City (offshore) N
Feb 1st 1923 Puerto Rico San Juan N
Dec 14th 1922 Puerto Rico San Juan Y
Sep 28th 1922 Hawaii Keawanui, Kamalo, Moloka'i N
Sep 21st 1922 Massachusetts Nahant N
Jul 19th 1922 Florida Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, Duval County N
Jun 17th 1922 Florida Municipal Pier, St. Petersburg, Tampa bay Y
Jul 1st 1921 Florida Gadsden Point, Tampa Bay N
Jul 14th 1920 New York Woodcliff Channel, Freeport, Long Island N
Jun 29th 1920 Florida Englewood Beach, Charlotte County N
Aug 10th 1919 Florida Gadsden Point Tampa Bay N
Jul 1st 1919 Florida Near Panama City, Bay County N
May 29th 1919 South Carolina James Island Sound, Charleston N
Apr 6th 1919 Florida Florida Keys 25 Y
Nov 1st 1918 Hawaii Papaikou plantation Y
Sep 21st 1917 New Jersey Sea Bright, Monmouth County N
Sep 9th 1917 Hawaii Nanakuli, Oah N
Jul 18th 1917 Florida Florida Keys Y
Jun 3rd 1917 South Carolina Calibogue Sound N
Oct 11th 1916 Florida Sewell Y
Aug 24th 1916 Louisiana Grand Lake N
Jul 26th 1916 North Carolina Atlantic, near New Bern, Craven County N
Jul 17th 1916 North Carolina Somewhere between Hatteras and Beaufort N
Jul 13th 1916 New York Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn N
Jul 13th 1916 New York Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn N
Jul 12th 1916 New Jersey In Matawan Creek, off NJ Clay Company brickyards at Cliffwood, Monmouth County, 9.5 miles from the sea N
Jul 12th 1916 New Jersey Matawan Creek, 10 miles from the sea Y
Jul 12th 1916 New Jersey Matawan Creek, 10 miles from the sea Y
Jul 6th 1916 New Jersey Spring Lake, Monmouth County Y
Jul 1st 1916 New Jersey Beach Haven, Ocean County Y
Jun 30th 1916 New Jersey Atlantic City N
Jun 23rd 1916 Florida N
Aug 3rd 1915 Florida St. Augustine N
Jul 1st 1915 Florida Soldier Key Y
Sep 9th 1914 Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain Y
Jul 9th 1914 Louisiana New Orleans N
May 14th 1914 Florida Boca Ciega Bay N
Mar 14th 1914 Florida St. Augustine N
Mar 3rd 1914 Hawaii Honomu, Hawai'i Y
Dec 30th 1913 Florida Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 21st 1913 Florida West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Aug 27th 1913 New Jersey Lavalette N
Aug 27th 1913 New Jersey Spring Lake, Monmouth County N
May 21st 1913 Florida John's Pass, Pinellas County N
Aug 30th 1912 Georgia Tybee Island Y
Jul 23rd 1912 South Carolina Sullivan's Island N
Nov 8th 1911 Florida Pensacola Bay, Escambia County N
Oct 26th 1911 South Carolina Off Charleston Y
Sep 23rd 1911 Texas Galveston Ship Channel Y
Sep 20th 1911 Florida Pensacola Bay, Escambia County Y
Sep 17th 1911 Florida Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, Duval 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)