Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

California

Shark attacks in California. Browse 321 documented incidents.

321

Total Incidents

21

Fatal Attacks

237

Different Locations

Locations

Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA

7 incidents

San Onofre, San Diego County, California, USA

5 incidents

La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA

5 incidents

Farallon Islands, California, USA

4 incidents

Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA

4 incidents

San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA

4 incidents

Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA

4 incidents

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA

4 incidents

Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA

4 incidents

Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

4 incidents

All Incidents

🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2024
📍 Del Mar Beach San Diego, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2023
📍 Linda Mar, Pacific State Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 2023
📍 Wildcat Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2023
📍 Pebble Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2022
📍 Del Mar Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2022
📍 Otter Point, Pacific Grove, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2022
📍 Centerville Beach, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2022
📍 Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2022
📍 Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2022
📍 San Miguel Islandl, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2021
📍 Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2021
📍 Capitola Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 2021
📍 Catalina Island, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2021
📍 Gray Whale Beach Cove State Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2020
📍 Coronado, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2020
📍 Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2020
📍 Sand Dollar Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2020
📍 Summerland, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2020
📍 Moonlight Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2020
📍 Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2019
📍 Santa Rosa Island, Ventura County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2019
📍 San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2019
📍 Ship Rock near Catalina, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2019
📍 North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2019
📍 Dog Beach, Huntington Beach, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2019
📍 Sandspit Beach, Montaña de Oro State Park , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Beacons Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2018
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 2018
📍 Trinidad Beach, Huboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2018
📍 Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2017
📍 Drakes Estero, Point Reyes, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Stillwater Cove, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Between Pescadero Point & Bean Hollow Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Seal Rock, Goleta Beach, Santa Barbara, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2017
📍 Sunset Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2017
📍 San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2017
📍 Monterey Bay, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2016
📍 Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Surfside, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Capitola, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2016
📍 Off Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2016
📍 Corona Del Mar, Newport, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2016
📍 Bolsa Chica State Park, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Off Leffingwell Landing, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Horseshoe Rock, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 El Pescador Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Cortes Bank, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 2015
📍 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2015
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 2015
📍 Off San Diego, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2014
📍 Montaña de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2014
📍 Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 2014
📍 Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2014
📍 Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2014
📍 Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2014
📍 Walls Beach, Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2014
📍 Manresa State Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2014
📍 Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2014
📍 Oceano Dunes State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2013
📍 Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2013
📍 Butterfly Beach, Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2013
📍 Catalina Channel, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2013
📍 Pillar Point, Half-Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2013
📍 Pacific State , San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2013
📍 Tourmaline Surf Park, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2012
📍 Surf Beach, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2012
📍 Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2012
📍 Topanga Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 2012
📍 Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2012
📍 Leffingwell Landing, Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2012
📍 Off Catalina Island, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2011
📍 Pigeon Point, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2011
📍 Marina State Beach, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2011
📍 Samoa Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2011
📍 San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2011
📍 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2010
📍 Surf Beach, Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2010
📍 Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2010
📍 Near oil rig Hondo, 5 nm from Gaviota, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2010
📍 Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 2010
📍 Dog Patch, San Onofre, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 2009
📍 Loch Lomond, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2009
📍 Terramar Beach, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 Shell Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2009
📍 San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2009
📍 San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2008
📍 Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2008
📍 Surf Beach, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2008
📍 West Cove, Catalina Island, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2008
📍 Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2008
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2007
📍 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2007
📍 Venice Pier, Venice, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2007
📍 Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2007
📍 Marina State Beach, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2007
📍 Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2007
📍 Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2007
📍 Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2007
📍 Faria Beach, Ventura County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2007
📍 Will Rogers State Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 2006
📍 Broad Beach, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 2006
📍 Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2006
📍 Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2005
📍 Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Ocean Beach, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Klamath River mouth, Del Norte County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Salmon Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2005
📍 Scripps, LaJolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2004
📍 Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2004
📍 Lifeguard Tower 16, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2004
📍 Kibesillah, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2004
📍 204s, San Clemente, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2004
📍 San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2004
📍 Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 2003
📍 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2003
📍 Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2002
📍 Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2002
📍 Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2002
📍 Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2001
📍 Catalina Island, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 2001
📍 Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2000
📍 1/4 to 1/2 m north of the jetty at Bunkers, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 2000
📍 Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1999
📍 Off Ventura, Anacapa & Santa Cruz Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1999
📍 Waddell Reef, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1999
📍 North of Pidgeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1998
📍 Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1997
📍 Clam Beach, near Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1996
📍 Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1996
📍 Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1996
📍 North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1996
📍 Bird Rock, Tomales Point, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1995
📍 Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1995
📍 Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1995
📍 Carmel, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1995
📍 Bluefish Cove, Pt. Lobos State Park, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1995
📍 LaJolla Shores, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1994
📍 San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1994
📍 Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Lemon Shark Attack - 1994
📍 California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1993
📍 "Bunkers" Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1993
📍 Goat Rock, Bodega Bay, Sonoma County?, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1993
📍 Abalone Point, Westport Union Landing, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1993
📍 Between Santa Cruz Island and Santa Barbara, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1993
📍 Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 1992
📍 San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1992
📍 Ano Nuevo, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1992
📍 San Nicholas Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1992
📍 Castle Rock, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1992
📍 Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1991
📍 Shelter Cover, north of Fort Bragg, Shelter Cove, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1991
📍 Horseshoe Reef, Scott Creek, Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1991
📍 8.5 miles south of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Davenport County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Russian Gulch, Jenner, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Trinidad State Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Trinidad Head, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1990
📍 Montera Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1989
📍 Southeast Farallon Island, Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1989
📍 Off Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1989
📍 24 km off Santa Catalina Island in the Channel Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1989
📍 Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1989
📍 Latigo Point / Paradise Cove, west of Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1989
📍 Latigo Point / Paradise Cove,west of Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1988
📍 Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1988
📍 North of Morro Rock, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1987
📍 Davenport Light, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1987
📍 Tunitas Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1986
📍 Monastery Beach, Carmel River State Park, Monterey Peninsula, Monterey California, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1986
📍 Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1985
📍 Southeast Farallon Island, Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1985
📍 5 miles south of Redondo Beach, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1985
📍 Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1985
📍 Elephant Rock near Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1985
📍 Off Shelter Cover (between Fort Bragg & Eureka), Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1985
📍 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1985
📍 San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1984
📍 Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1984
📍 Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1984
📍 Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1984
📍 San Francisco, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1982
📍 Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1982
📍 Bear Harbor, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1982
📍 Morro Rock, Morro Bay, San Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1982
📍 Point Buchon, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1982
📍 Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1982
📍 Stillwater Cove, Sonoma County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1981
📍 South Moss Beach, Spanish Bay, Monterey Peninsula, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1980
📍 Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1980
📍 Off San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1979
📍 Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo, County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1978
📍 Pajaro Dunes, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1978
📍 Santa Barbara, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1978
📍 Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1977
📍 Off San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1977
📍 McClure Beach, near Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1976
📍 San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1976
📍 Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1975
📍 Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1975
📍 Seal Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1975
📍 Usal Creek, Bear Harbor, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1975
📍 Perch Rock, Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1975
📍 Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 North of Point Sur, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 North Farallon Island, Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 San Gregorio Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 Albion Cove, Albion, Mendocino County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1974
📍 Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1972
📍 Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1972
📍 Point Sur, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1972
📍 Bird Rock, near Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1971
📍 Sea Ranch, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1971
📍 Point Purisima, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1971
📍 Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1969
📍 Bird Rock, Tomales Point, near Marin County / Sonoma County border, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1969
📍 Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1968
📍 Bodega Rock, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1967
📍 Ventura, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1966
📍 Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1966
📍 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1965
📍 Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1965
📍 Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1965
📍 Dana Point, San Clemente, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1964
📍 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1964
📍 Southeast Farallon Island, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1963
📍 San Mateo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1962
📍 Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1962
📍 2 miles off Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1962
📍 Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1962
📍 San Francisco Bay, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1962
📍 30 miles south of San Clemente Island, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1962
📍 San Francisco Bay, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1962
📍 San Francisco Bay, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1962
📍 8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1962
📍 12' tank at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1962
📍 Farallon Islands, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1961
📍 Portuguese Beach at mouth of Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1961
📍 Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1961
📍 Topanga Canyon Beach, Santa Monica Bay, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1960
📍 Off Point Mugu, Ventura County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1960
📍 10 miles off Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1960
📍 Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1960
📍 Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Near Paradise Cove, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Bodega Rock, Sonoma County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Between False Klamath & mouth of Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1959
📍 Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1959
📍 In kelp beds off La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Alligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1959
📍 LaJolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Off La Jolla Cove, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1959
📍 Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1959
📍 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1959
📍 Baker Beach, San Francisco County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1958
📍 Coronado Strand, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1958
📍 Pacific Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1957
📍 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1957
📍 Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1956
📍 Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1956
📍 Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1955
📍 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1955
📍 Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1955
📍 Zuma Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1955
📍 Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1955
📍 Trinidad Bay, Humboldt County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1955
📍 Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1954
📍 La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1954
📍 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1953
📍 Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1953
📍 Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1952
📍 Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1952
📍 San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Boating Attack - 1952
📍 Off Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1952
📍 Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1951
📍 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1950
📍 Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1949
📍 10 miles off Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1947
📍 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 1941
📍 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1939
📍 Off San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1938
📍 Near Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1938
📍 Dana Point, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1935
📍 Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1935
📍 Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1935
📍 Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1933
📍 Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1933
📍 San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1927
📍 Catalina Channel, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1926
📍 San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1924
📍 Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1908
📍 Redondo, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Mako Shark Attack - 1906
📍 Avalon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1899
📍 Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1879
📍 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1851
📍 San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County, California, USA