Shark Incidents

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

1870s

Shark attacks in the 1870s. Browse 90 documented incidents.

90

Total Incidents

32

Fatal Attacks

All Incidents

🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1879
📍 Port Blair, Andaman Islands, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1879
📍 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1879
📍 Clarence Heads, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1879
📍 Totoya , Lau Group, FIJI
🔴 Fatal Wading Attack - 1879
📍 Napier, North Island, NEW ZEALAND
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1879
📍 Near Sydney , New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1879
📍 Castellon de la Plana, Valencia, SPAIN
🔴 Fatal Tiger Shark Attack - 1879
📍 River mouth, Mississippi, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1878
📍 Unknown Location
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1878
📍 Off the coast of West Africa, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1878
📍 Probolinggo, East Java, INDONESIA
🔴 Fatal Boating Attack - 1878
📍 Off the coast of West Africa, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1878
📍 Lane Cove River, Sydney Harbor , New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1878
📍 Brooklyn, New York, USA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1878
📍 East River, New York, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1878
📍 NEW GUINEA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1878
📍 Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, PHILIPPINES
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1878
📍 BRAZIL
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1878
📍 Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1878
📍 Olifantbos Point, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1878
📍 Balmain, Sydney (Estuary), New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Portarlington, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Peacock Point, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 INDIAN OCEAN
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Near Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1877
📍 FIJI
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1877
📍 Port Jackson, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Smelting Works Bay near Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Off Calabria, Strait of Messina, ITALY
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1877
📍 Boarding School Bay, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1877
📍 Off Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Na Koro Vatu, Rewa River, Viti Levu Island, FIJI
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Near Calcutta, Hoogly River, INDIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Emerald Hill, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1877
📍 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1876
📍 New York, USA
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1876
📍 Between the islands of Tenos and Andros , Cyclades archipelago, GREECE
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1876
📍 Cumberland Island, Georgia, USA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1876
📍 Albert Park in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1876
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1876
📍 Batroun, Mount Lebanon, LEBANON
🟡 Non-fatal Blue Shark Attack - 1876
📍 Between Hastings & Fairlight, Sussex, ENGLAND
🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1876
📍 Between De Grey River and Port Walcott, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1876
📍 Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1875
📍 Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1875
📍 Clarence Heads, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1875
📍 Tauranga, North Island, NEW ZEALAND
🔴 Fatal Boating Attack - 1875
📍 Sharks Bay, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1875
📍 Mary River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1874
📍 Maryborough, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1874
📍 FRANCE
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1874
📍 Coney Island, New York, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1874
📍 Lika-Senj, Pag Island, Zadar County, CROATIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1874
📍 Unknown Location
🔴 Fatal Boating Attack - 1874
📍 Mouth of the Ullua River, HONDURAS
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1874
📍 Beru, Gilbert Islands, KIRIBATI
🔴 Fatal Boating Attack - 1874
📍 Between Nanumea & Nanumaga Atolls, TUVALU
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1874
📍 Tlacotalpan, Vera Cruz, Veracruz , MEXICO
🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1874
📍 St. Pierre Bank , Newfoundland, CANADA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1874
📍 Waikiki, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1874
📍 Darling Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1873
📍 Chester River, Maryland, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Hammerhead Shark Attack - 1873
📍 White Cliffs, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1873
📍 Newcastle , New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1873
📍 Havana Harbor, Havana Province, CUBA
🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1872
📍 INDIAN OCEAN?
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1872
📍 AZORES
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1872
📍 Abaco Islands, BAHAMAS
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1872
📍 Fiume, CROATIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1872
📍 Bramble Reef, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1872
📍 Kawahae, Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1872
📍 Levuka Point, Ovalau Island, Lomaiviti Provine, FIJI
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1872
📍 Off the coast of South America, SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1871
📍 Long Island, New York, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1871
📍 Hawaii, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Trincomalee, Eastern Province, SRI LANKA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Manning River, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🔴 Fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Hoogly River at Multah, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Wobbegong Shark Attack - 1871
📍 Jervis Bay & Long Reef, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Demerara, GUYANA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1871
📍 Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Calcutta, Hoogly River at one of the ghats, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Smithville (now Southport), Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1870
📍 Moreton Island, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Hatkolah, Ghat,, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Wading Attack - 1870
📍 Hoogly River, Calcutta, West Bengal, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Brisbane River, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1870
📍 Near Sobah Bazar, 22ºN, 88ºE, INDIA
🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1870
📍 Derwent River, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA