South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missile was sacked early Sunday morning from near Kusong, in North Phyongan province.
North Korea launched a projectile early Sunday from near Kusong, close to the country's west coast, the South Korean military said.
It added that the new launch should serve as a call for stronger sanctions against North Korea.
Japanese officials, however, said the missile flew for about 30 minutes, traveling about 800 kilometers (500 miles) and reaching an altitude of 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) - a flight pattern that could indicate a new type of missile.
In a statement issued Saturday night, the White House press secretary points out that the missile landed closer to Russian Federation than to Japan.
"We strongly protest against North Korea", he said.
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into eastern waters on Sunday.
Missiles are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high ranking officials during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of North Korea's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017.
Moon, a liberal who favors a softer approach to the North than his conservative predecessors, strongly condemned the launch during an emergency national security meeting, calling it a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and a serious challenge to worldwide peace and security, according to senior presidential secretary Yoon Young-chan.
Moon, unlike his conservative predecessors, advocates reconciliation with Pyongyang but warned Sunday that dialogue would be possible "only if the North changes its behaviour".
Multiple sets of United Nations and U.S. sanctions against North Korea have done little to deter it from pursuing its nuclear and missile ambitions.
North Korea and Japan condemned the launch shortly after it was carried out.
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He says the missile was not flying toward Japan and that the country did not launch a safety alert system.
Moon and Washington have signalled an interest in negotiations to ease months of tensions.
The president also told Bloomberg News recently that he would meet North Korean president Kim Jong Un "under the right circumstances".
Washington has been looking to China for help in reining in Kim and the missile test is likely to embarrass Beijing, which is hosting a summit Sunday to promote its ambitious global trade infrastructure project.
China, the isolated North's sole major ally and economic lifeline, has been reluctant to upset the status quo in Pyongyang and risk an influx of refugees from its neighbour.
North Korea needs tests to ideal its missile program, but it also is thought to stage its launches after the elections of new USA and South Korean presidents in an attempt to gauge a new administration's reaction.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the launch in a quick doorstep interview with reporters.
- December 10, 2012: North Korea extends the rocket launch window until December 29, citing technical problems in the first-stage control engine module.
Though the exact type of the missile was being assessed, the flight was not consistent with an intercontinental ballistic missile, it said.
Kim's regime has sought to advance its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
- February 2, 2016: North Korea notifies United Nations agencies of its plan to launch a satellite between February 8-25.
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