It has a potential range of 9,320 miles.South Korea's military spoke of preparing for further launches from North Korea and told ABC News, "Our military has strengthened surveillance and vigilance in preparation for additional launches and is maintaining a full readiness posture while closely sharing information related to North Korea's ballistic missiles with the U.

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days and just hours before Americans vote for a new president.

North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile on Wednesday in the direction of the Sea of Japan, adding to the recent increased geopolitical tensions in the area. The missile launch comes after the communist country on the Korean peninsula has increased its military activity in recent days.