Update: This article was amended at 1920 KST to include a statement from PACOM

North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) from the country’s northwest on Sunday afternoon local time, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) confirmed on Sunday.

“U.S. Pacific Command detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 09:59 p.m. Hawaii time May 20. The launch of a medium range ballistic missile occurred near Pukchang,” Commander Dave Benham, PACOM’s Director of Current/Media Operations, said in a statement. 

“The missile was tracked until it landed in the Sea of Japan.”

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff