SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched two rockets from its east coast on Thursday, days after firing artillery near a disputed sea border, South Korean defense officials said.

The rockets were launched from the town of Yonpo, the South Korean military said in a statement. It said the two short-range projectiles were launched from what North Korea calls a “super-large multiple rocket launcher,” a new weapon used in some of the North’s recent tests. The rockets flew up to 236 miles before landing in waters between North Korea and Japan, the military said.

It was the first weapons test by the North since its leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered troops to fire artillery during a visit Saturday to a front-line military unit near a disputed western sea border between the two Koreas. The North Korean state media revealed that test on Monday, drawing a protest from South Korea, which accused the North of violating an agreement not to conduct military drills near the border.

The launches Thursday were the latest in a series carried out by the North since its talks with the Trump administration over its nuclear weapons have stalled.