In an email, the International Maritime Organization said it has not received any prior notice from the North in relation to the latest missile test, according to the VOA.

North Korea joined the organization in 1986 and is obliged to make such a notice to the agency for the sake of the safety of civilian vessels.

Announcing the latest launch, the KCNA said the test-firing "had no adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries."

Immediately after the test-firing, Japan said the missile fell into the country's exclusive economic zone.

Meanwhile, major European countries issued a statement condemning North Korea for the violation of UN Security Council resolutions by firing the ballistic missile and called for concentrating on resuming the denuclearization talks with the United States.

Under the resolutions, the North is banned from test-firing all kinds of ballistic missiles.

The latest launch, the 11th so far this year, came just a day after North Korea said that Pyongyang and Washington agreed to resume working-level nuclear talks on Oct. 5. (Yonhap)