The reported test launch came a day after North Korea held a massive military parade in its capital, Pyongyang, marking the birth anniversary of the state founder, where what appeared to be new ballistic missiles were displayed.
The attempted blast off near Sinpo, on North Korea's east coast, is believed to have failed shortly after launch, South Korean and US officials said.
"The North attempted to launch an unidentified missile from near the Sinpo region this morning but it is suspected to have failed," the South's Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
There were no further details, and the office said it was analysing the launch.
The US Pacific Command detected and tracked what it assessed to be a North Korean ballistic missile launch early on Sunday, said Navy Commander Dave Benham, a military spokesman.
"The missile blew up almost immediately," Benham said. "The type of missile is still being assessed."
Citing the military parade and the launch of the missile, South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement that the North's combined show of force "threatened the whole world".
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